PERCUTANEOUS BALLOON DILATATION OF AORTIC COARCTATION IN ADULTS

Authors
DEGIOVANNI JV LIP GYH OSMAN K MOHAN M ISLIM IF GUPTA J WATSON RDS SINGH SP
Citation
Jv. Degiovanni et al., PERCUTANEOUS BALLOON DILATATION OF AORTIC COARCTATION IN ADULTS, The American journal of cardiology, 77(5), 1996, pp. 435
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
77
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)77:5<435:PBDOAC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Over a 4-year period, we considered percutaneous balloon angioplasty f or aortic coarctation in 27 adult patients (17 men and 10 women, mean age 31.8 years, range 16 to 58), which was successfully performed in 2 3 patients. Our experience suggests that percutaneous balloon angiopla sty is a feasible and safe procedure in adults with coarctation of the aorta, and should be considered routinely in adults with this conditi on.