A new vascular access route for balloon angioplasty in extremely low birth weight infants

In this study, we present the case of an extremely low birth weight infant with severe coarctation of the aorta after ductus ligation. We treated the patient with balloon angioplasty using the descending aorta as a new access route. This method reduced many complications typically observed during th...

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Published in:Cardiology in the young 2016-03, Vol.26 (3), p.612-614
Main Authors: Kanagawa, Nao, Inamura, Noboru, Tominaga, Yuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioplasty, Balloon - methods
Aorta, Thoracic - surgery
Aortic Coarctation - therapy
Brief Reports
Female
Humans
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
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Summary:In this study, we present the case of an extremely low birth weight infant with severe coarctation of the aorta after ductus ligation. We treated the patient with balloon angioplasty using the descending aorta as a new access route. This method reduced many complications typically observed during the intervention for extremely low birth weight infants, which may expand the available treatment options for extremely low birth weight infants.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951115001675