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Reconstruction of the aortic arch in an adolescent female with complex congenital heart disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Rajiv Verma ,
Delores Danilowicz  and
Stephen Colvin
Rajiv Verma*
Affiliation:
From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, New York University Medical Center, New York
Delores Danilowicz
Affiliation:
From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, New York University Medical Center, New York
Stephen Colvin
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York
*
Dr. Rajiv Verma, Pediatric Cardiology, Tisch Hospital, Room 576, 560 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA, Tel. (212) 263-6459; Fax. (212) 263-8534.
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Abstract

Coarctations of the aortic arch are rare, and when found, they are often associated with other complex congenital heart disease. An adolescent female with multiple coarctations of the aortic arch and ventricular septal defects underwent complete repair, entailing replacement of the aortic arch with a homograft and closure of the ventricular septal defects. The postoperative course was complicated by a tear in the homograft, possibly related to sepsis. After its resolution, her hemodynamic results remain excellent.

Keywords

Aortic arch anomaliescoarctationcardiac surgery
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 164 - 167
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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