Open AccessThe role of two-dimensional echocardiography in diagnostics of coarctation of the aorta in newborns
Author(s) -
Tamara Ilisić,
Vojislav Parezanović,
Slobodan Ilić,
Milan Djukić,
Goran Vukomanović,
Irena Vuličević,
Jasna Kalanj,
Branko Mimić,
Vladimir Milovanović,
Igor Stefanović,
Ida Jovanović
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1510559i
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , ascending aorta , cardiology , coarctation of the aorta , hypoplasia , aorta , left subclavian artery
Diagnosis of neonatal coarctation of the aorta (CoA) still presents a challenge in routine practice because of absence of reliable morphologic and functional parameters for early detection of this congenital heart defect in newborns.