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Stent implantation for aortic coarctation complicating the Norwood operation in a 48‐day‐old baby
Author(s) -
Tomita Hideshi,
Kimura Kohji,
Kurosaki Kenichi,
Okada Yoko,
Watanabe Ken,
Yasuda Kenji,
Hasegawa Satoshi,
Hayashi George,
Ono Yasuo,
Yagihara Toshikatsu,
Echigo Shigeyuki
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.1275
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , restenosis , surgery , autopsy , balloon , shunt (medical) , cardiology
A female infant developed severe aortic coarctation 42 days after a Norwood operation. Balloon dilatation was ineffective due to rapid recoil of the narrowing, but stent implantation completely abolished coarctation. Although the patient died because of low systemic output with high pulmonary flow 62 days after stent implantation, an autopsy showed that the implanted stent was widely patent without any restenosis. Transcatheter stent implantation should be considered for coarctation in selected situations even in early infancy. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;54:239–241. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.