| Literature DB >> 1831032 |
S Balaji1, R Oommen, P G Rees.
Abstract
In an eight year old boy with a patch aortoplasty, the aorta ruptured during balloon angioplasty for recoarctation. At necropsy a 1.5 cm long, full thickness tear and a separate, smaller, intimal tear were found. Histological examination showed thinning of the elastic laminae of the aorta. Angioplasty for recoarctation may be dangerous in patients with a patch aortoplasty.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1831032 PMCID: PMC1024501 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.65.2.100
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Heart J ISSN: 0007-0769