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Vertebral arterial steal following surgical repair of neonatal coarctation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Narayanswami Sreeram ,
Christopher Brown  and
Kevin Walsh
Narayanswami Sreeram*
Affiliation:
From the Heart Clinic, Royal Liverpool Children' s Hospital, Alder Hey, Liverpool
Christopher Brown
Affiliation:
From the Heart Clinic, Royal Liverpool Children' s Hospital, Alder Hey, Liverpool
Kevin Walsh
Affiliation:
From the Heart Clinic, Royal Liverpool Children' s Hospital, Alder Hey, Liverpool
*
Dr. Narayanswansi Sreeram,Heart Clinic, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital.Alder Hey, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, United Kingdom. Tel. 051 2284811, Ext. 2710.
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Abstract

A five day old infant underwent repair of coarctation by resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the proximal and distal segments of the arch. Four weeks later, cross-sectional Doppler echocardiography showed a tight recoarctation proximal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. A dilated proximal left subclavian artery was demonstrated, with continuous flow from it into the descending aorta. These findings were confirmed at catheterization. This “vertebral arterial steal” disappeared following transcatheter balloon angioplasty.

Keywords

Neonatal coarctationvertebral steal
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 55 - 56
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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