Abstract:Background: Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is one amongst commonest congenital heart diseases (CHD) which reuires early intervention to avoid morbidity and mortality. Balloon angioplasty (BA) can be offered in place of surgery in selected cases. Aim: To evaluate the safety of procedure and efficacy of catheter intervention balloon angioplasty for CoA as an alternative to surgery and to identify the factors related with poor outcome of the intervention in infants and children Methods: The study was a retro… Show more
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