Balloon angioplasty of aortic coarctation in critically ill newborns using axillary artery access

Balloon angioplasty may be performed as the first treatment of aortic coarctation to stabilize newborns too sick for immediate surgery. The issue of vascular access is the key to the successful treatment of critical newborns. In our study, we argue that the lesser-known axillary access route is the...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Meliota, Maristella Lombardi, Pierluigi Zaza, Maria Rosaria Tagliente, Ugo Vairo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
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Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2020;volume=13;issue=1;spage=67;epage=71;aulast=Meliota