TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Coarctation of the Aorta
A1  - Bianchi, Diana W.
A1  - Crombleholme, Timothy M.
A1  - D'Alton, Mary E.
A1  - Malone, Fergal D.
PY  - 2015
T2  - Fetology: Diagnosis and Management of the Fetal Patient, 2e
AB  - Key  PointsCoarctation  of  the  aorta  refers  to  a  congenital  narrowing  of  the  aorta  and  is  relatively  common,  accounting  for  7%  of  cases  of  congenital  heart  disease.Prenatal  diagnosis  is  generally  possible  following  the  discovery  of  asymmetry  of  the  ventricles  and  outflow  tracts.There  is  a  strong  association  with  chromosomal  abnormalities,  particularly  Turner  syndrome,  as  well  as  other  cardiac  and  extracardiac  malformations.Prenatal  diagnosis  is  critical,  as  it  leads  to  significantly  improved  neonatal  morbidity  and  mortality.Following  prenatal  diagnosis,  the  infant  should  be  delivered  under  controlled  circumstances  with  prompt  pediatric  cardiology  backup  and  the  ability  to  start  a  prostaglandin  infusion.Definitive  therapy  in  infancy  involves  surgical  correction  by  means  of  aortic  resection  and  end-to-end  anastomosis,  although  there  is  a  growing  role  for  catheter-based  therapy  with  a  combination  of  balloon  dilation  and  stent  placement.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106398153
ER  -