August 1, 1951PEDIATRICS

Coarctation of the Aorta as a Cause of Death in Early Infancy

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Population

3 infants with coarctation of the aorta at the level of a closed or closing ductus arteriosus

Design

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Authors

RBRobert C. BahnNational Institutes of Health JEJesse E. EdwardsUniversity of Southern California JDJames W. DuShaneUniversity of Southern California

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Implication

Case reports link inadequate collaterals in neonatal coarctation to fatal LV failure; leaves open ductal anatomy's role in predicting survival.

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Population

3 infants with coarctation of the aorta at the level of a closed or closing ductus arteriosus

Outcome

Death (left ventricular congestive failure secondary to obstructive hypertension)hard clinical

Highlights the anatomical relationship between aortic coarctation and the ductus arteriosus in determining collateral development and survival in early infancy.

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Bahn et al. (1951) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aa73f238a34ecf47237f1 https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.8.2.192

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Case reports link inadequate collaterals in neonatal coarctation to fatal LV failure; leaves open ductal anatomy's role in predicting survival.

Coarctation of the Aorta as a Cause of Death in Early Infancy

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Coarctation of the Aorta as a Cause of Death in Early Infancy

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Implication

Structured PICO

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