title: Transcatheter management of mid-aortic syndrome secondary to myofibroma presenting in infancy with severe left ventricular dysfunction: a case report.
abstract: In this study, we summarise a case of a myofibroma causing mid-aortic syndrome due to obstruction of the distal thoracic and abdominal aorta leading to severe left ventricular dysfunction. The patient was managed with percutaneous intervention via balloon dilation and stent placement. On follow-up, the patient has normalisation of ventricular function, is off anti-hypertensives, and is being monitored for re-stenosis.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiology,Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School,Boston,Massachusetts,United States of America.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.affiliation: 2University of Pittsburgh Medical School,University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,Division of Cardiology,Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States of America.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kreutzer
authors.affiliation: 2University of Pittsburgh Medical School,University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,Division of Cardiology,Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States of America.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Debrunner
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002404:Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D047708:Myofibroma / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Catheterisation; mid-aortic syndrome; myofibroma