Endovascular stenting for native coarctation of the aorta is an effective alternative to surgical intervention in older children

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-59

  Weber, Howard S ^a   Cyran, Stephen E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarctation; Congenital Heart Disease; Endovascular Stenting

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CAPTOPRIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; AORTA ARCH; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; STENT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349191076     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2007.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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