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Title:

Mortality and restenosis rate of surgical coarctation repair in infancy: a study of 191 patients.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Hager, A; Schreiber, C; Nutzl, S; Hess, J
Abstract:
STUDY DESIGN: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study to analyze mortality and the rate of restenosis in the follow-up of patients after surgical repair of isolated aortic coarctation in infancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From 1974 to 2003, 191 patients underwent surgical repair of aortic coarctation in infancy. Follow-up data of 2,432 patient-years were extracted from the clinical files of our outpatient department or from family practitioners. RESULTS: Five patients died (total mortality 2.6...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Cardiology
Year:
2009
Journal volume:
112
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
36-41
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1159/000137697
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18580057
Print-ISSN:
0008-6312
TUM Institution:
Klinik für Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Lange); Klinik für Kinderkardiologie und angeborene Herzfehler (Prof. Hess)
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