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Severe coarctation of the aorta in a 900 g donor of twin–twin transfusion newborn with successful repeated transcatheter angioplasty: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 April 2014

Iyad Al-Ammouri ,
Saba Jaradat  and
Jinan Radwan
Iyad Al-Ammouri*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Saba Jaradat
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Jinan Radwan
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
*
Correspondence: Dr I. Al-Ammouri, MD, FAAP, FAAC, Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman 11940, Jordan. Tel: +962 6 535 3666 ext. 2767; Fax: +962 6 535 3444; E-mail: Iyad72@hotmail.com
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Abstract

We present a case of severe aortic coarctation in a donor of twin–twin transfusion syndrome. Patients underwent two angioplasty procedures at age 7 and 47 days, weighing 900 and 1500 g, respectively. Umbilical artery approach was used in the first procedure, and femoral artery approach was used in the second. Follow-up at the age of 13 months showed no recurrence of coarctation.

Keywords

Twin–twin transfusion syndromeballoon angioplastyumbilical artery approach
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Supplement 2 , February 2015 , pp. 394 - 397
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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