Abstract:Background. The choice of surgical approach for the reconstruction of aortic arch hypoplasia is a rather controversial issue. Traditionally, left lateral thoracotomy is used to correct aortic coarctation with hypoplasia of one or more arc seg-ments. However, in recent years, more and more clinics have begun widespread use of median sternotomy for the surgical treatment of aortic arch hypoplasia. The purpose of the research was to analyze the immediate and long-term results of surgical treatment of isolated hyp… Show more
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