Fatal aortic rupture during balloon dilatation of recoarctation.
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- 1 February 1991
- Vol. 65 (2) , 100-101
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.65.2.100
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.Keywords
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