TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk of recoarctation should not be a deciding factor in the timing of coarctation repair
AU - Pearl, Jeffrey M.
AU - Manning, Peter B.
AU - Franklin, Cheri
AU - Beekman, Robert
AU - Cripe, Linda
PY - 2004/3/15
Y1 - 2004/3/15
N2 - To determine whether early coarctation repair is a significant risk for recoarctation in the modern era, 120 patients, including 87 infants, who underwent isolated coarctation repair at a single institution, were reviewed. At a mean follow-up of 44.4 months, there have were no late reoperations, and 2 patients required balloon aortoplasty. The overall incidence of late reintervention was 1.7%, with only 2.4% (2 of 83) in those <1 year old.
AB - To determine whether early coarctation repair is a significant risk for recoarctation in the modern era, 120 patients, including 87 infants, who underwent isolated coarctation repair at a single institution, were reviewed. At a mean follow-up of 44.4 months, there have were no late reoperations, and 2 patients required balloon aortoplasty. The overall incidence of late reintervention was 1.7%, with only 2.4% (2 of 83) in those <1 year old.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.064
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.064
M3 - Article
C2 - 15019901
AN - SCOPUS:1542512521
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 93
SP - 803
EP - 805
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 6
ER -