case report
Dušan Pavčnik (Author), Andrej Robida (Author)

Abstract

Two cases of successful dilatation of recoarctation of the aorta due to a subclavien turndown operation are reported. In both cases Grüntzig technique was used. The first patient, aged 10 months, had the gradient rediced from 40 mm Hg to 10 mm Hg. The second, aged 1 year, had the gradient reduced from 80 mm Hg to 30 mm Hg. In the second patient right femoral pulse disapeared after procedure and surgery (thrombarteriectomy) was performed.

Keywords

Aortic coarctation;Angioplasty transluminal;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: OI - Institute of Oncology
Publisher: Udruženje za radiologiju Jugoslavije : Udruženje za nuklearnu medicinu Jugoslavije
UDC: 616.1
COBISS: 827621 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0485-893X
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary title: Perkutana transluminalna angioplastika aortne rekoarktacije
Pages: str. 117-119
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ21
Issue: ǂno. ǂ2
ID: 19933595