Aortic coarctation, a congenital narrowing of the aorta, poses significant challenges in the paediatric population. Early diagnosis and timely surgical intervention are essential to prevent long-term ...

Imaging is important in the diagnosis of aortic arch disease. Echocardiography is the test of choice. It possess minimal risk, can be performed at the bedside without sedation and provides a complete ...

Researchers from the Congenital Cardiovascular Interventional Study Consortium (CCISC) who evaluated the intermediate and long-term results of stent implantation for aortic coarctation found that ...

Despite operative repair, patients who have had CoA still remain at high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have demonstrated that there is a loss of aortic compliance in ...

We present a case of a severely ill newborn with complex coarctation, multiorgan failure and massive oedema, who was treated with emergency stenting of the isthmus on the second day of life, which was ...

In treatment of native coarctation of the aorta, stenting lowers acute complications compared with surgery or balloon angioplasty alone, while both stenting and surgery achieve good mid-term ...

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TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Endospan today announced the presentation of 30-day results of the statistical Dissection Primary Arm from the TRIOMPHE Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) ...

The aortic arch is the portion of the main artery that bends between the ascending and descending aorta. It leaves the heart and ascends, then descends back to create the arch. The aorta distributes ...