Aortic coarctation is a congenital heart defect characterized by a narrowing of the aorta, which can lead to serious complications if not treated promptly. In pediatric cardiac surgery, the ...

Surgery is still the treatment of choice in infants with an aortic coarctation with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Balloon dilatation should be avoided in children and neonates as it is less ...

Emmitt is one of only 200,000 people suffering from aortic coarctation, but following his surgery, he’s healthy and actually eager to get back to his math homework. Breanna says, “He’s a ...

COIMBATORE: A 25-year-old woman from Tirunelveli who was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta (COA), a rare congenital ... said “Until a few years ago, surgery was used to correct this ...