Duct stenting in an ELBW infant with aortic arch interruption
Aortic arch interruption is a rare cardiac malformation. In some cases, it is part of a more complex congenital heart disease. Survival of extremely low birth weight infants with this cardiac disease is very rare. Surgical correction is the only treatment. Ductal stenting as a bridge procedure in sm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Pediatric Cardiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2022;volume=15;issue=2;spage=203;epage=205;aulast=Anagnostopoulou |
| Summary: | Aortic arch interruption is a rare cardiac malformation. In some cases, it is part of a more complex congenital heart disease. Survival of extremely low birth weight infants with this cardiac disease is very rare. Surgical correction is the only treatment. Ductal stenting as a bridge procedure in small affected infants is a good alternative. |
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| ISSN: | 0974-2069 |