The shelf is most commonly posterior or lateral within the aortic lumen. Coarctation can be long segment (7–20 mm) or discrete (2–3 mm); identifying the extent of coarctation by imaging is ...

Surgery is still the treatment of choice in infants with an aortic coarctation with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Balloon dilatation should be avoided in children and neonates as it is less ...

FTOE reflects cerebral perfusion. Objective: To determine the course of FTOE in the first 48 hours (hrs) of admission in infants with aortic coarctation and to relate this course to short-term ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, carrying oxygen-rich blood from ...