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Critical coarctation in an extremely low birth weight pre-term infant

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2011

Anja Bialkowski ,
Winfried Baden ,
Axel R. Franz ,
Christian F. Poets ,
Michael Hofbeck  and
Gerhard Ziemer
Anja Bialkowski
Affiliation:
Division of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Winfried Baden
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Axel R. Franz*
Affiliation:
Division of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Christian F. Poets
Affiliation:
Division of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Michael Hofbeck
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Gerhard Ziemer
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, University Children's Hospital, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
*
Correspondence to: Dr A. R. Franz, MD, Division of Neonatology, University Children's Hospital, Calwerstr. 7, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. Tel: +49 7071 29 82211; Fax: +49 7071 29 3969; E-mail: axel.franz@med.uni-tuebingen.de
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Abstract

Neonatal interventions for critical aortic coarctation may be associated with considerable morbidity and mortality if the patient is extremely premature. We report the successful treatment of critical coarctation in a 25-week, 740-gram infant using initial clipping of the duct until continued prostaglandin E1 infusion delayed end-to-end anastomosis 7 weeks later.

Keywords

Aortic coarctationsurgerytherapynewbornpremature
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 2012 , pp. 92 - 95
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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