Timing of surgical repair of the stented aortic arch and coarctation in neonates

Antonio González-Calle; Inmaculada Guillén-Rodríguez; Felix Coserria-Sánchez

doi:10.1017/S1047951122001445

Timing of surgical repair of the stented aortic arch and coarctation in neonates

Cardiol Young. 2022 May 5:1-2. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122001445. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Antonio González-Calle¹, Inmaculada Guillén-Rodríguez², Felix Coserria-Sánchez²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Seville, Avenida Manuel Siurot, Seville 41013, Spain.
² Cardiology Units, Virgen del Rocio Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Seville, Avenida Manuel Siurot, Seville 41013, Spain.

PMID: 35508426
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951122001445

Abstract

We report a neonate with aortic arch hypoplasia and coarctation, in whom patency of the arterial duct could not be re-established and who was too ill to undergo primary surgical correction safely. This patient was treated in two stages: 1) angioplasty and stenting, 2) surgical correction. The safe period for surgical correction may be 2-3 weeks after angioplasty and stenting.

Keywords: Aortic arch; coarctation; neonatal aortic arch repair.