Fatal aortic rupture during balloon dilatation of recoarctation. |
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| Authors: | S Balaji R Oommen P G Rees |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Cardiology, Hospital for Sick Children, London. |
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| 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. |
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