Balloon dilatation of native coarctation of aorta in infants - short term clinical result
Journal Title: Pediatric Review: International Journal of Pediatric Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Balloon dilatation with or without placement of stent in native coarctation offers a good alternative to surgery. Aim: To determine feasibility and safety of primary balloon angioplasty in infants with coarctation of aorta. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective, observational study of 44 consecutive infants undergoing balloon dilatation of native coarctation of aorta during a 4 year period from July 2009 to July 2013. Demographic details, previous history and data of chest X-ray, electrocardiogram and sequential echocardiography were collected for all the patients. The patients were followed up at 1 months, 6 months and 1 year thereafter. Results: The reintervention rate was 20.45% after successful procedure. Two patients having hypoplastic arch had successful procedure with 1 requiring reintervention. Left ventricular dysfunction was observed in 15 patients, out of them 11 patients improved immediately after the procedure. Thirty five (79.55%) patients did not undergo reintervention in whom mean gradient was reduced from 48.05±15.26 mm Hg to 10.97±5.8 mm Hg after percutaneous reintervention (p<0.0001). Also, mean diameter in this group was improved (1.94±0.52 vs 6.07±1.84 mm; p <0.0001). Early age of presentation was identified as a contributor of reintervention in the study population (p=0.009). Conclusions: This study results show that BDC in infants is a safe and feasible technique that could be effectively used as an option of surgery in order to reduce mortality and morbidity.
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Nilesh Oswal, Dhaval Doshi, Nikhil Jadhav, Dhammdeep Humane, Kamal Sharma, Komal Shah
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