Surgical Repair of Middle Aortic Syndrome in a Three-Year-Old Patient
Articles > Article · 2011
Authors: F Ayik, Çağatay ENGİN, Serkan ERTUGAY, Yüksel ATAY
Journal of Cardiac Surgery, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2011, vol 26, pp 659-662
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01322.x
Summary
Middle aortic syndrome is a rare variation of aortic coarctation that is localized to the distal thoracic and abdominal aorta, and can involve the visceral and renal arteries. Irreversible organ damage and end-stage congestive heart failure may be the possible harmful complications of this disease in untreated patients. We report a three-year-old patient with diffuse thoracic and abdominal aorta hypoplasia treated with a thoracic to abdominal aortic bypass graft.