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ArticleWorld journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery2022

Surgical Treatment Following Stent Angioplasty for High-Risk Neonates With Critical Coarctation of the Aorta.

Philippe Grieshaber, Moritz Merbecks, Christoph Jaschinski, Elizabeth Fonseca, Raoul Arnold, Matthias Karck, Matthias Gorenflo, Tsvetomir Loukanov

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Article in World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Stent fracture and embolization: an unusual late complication of neonatal coarctation of aorta stenting with bioresorbable vascular scaffold.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2026
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Philippe GrieshaberDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Moritz MerbecksDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Christoph JaschinskiDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1358-9582
Elizabeth FonsecaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Raoul ArnoldDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Matthias KarckDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Matthias GorenfloDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Tsvetomir LoukanovDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, 27178University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Heidelberg University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeonatal coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is primarily treated by surgical repair. However, under certain high-risk constellations, initial stent angioplasty may be considered followed by surgical repair. We report our experience with this staged approach.

resultsTwenty-six neonates received stent implantation at a median age of 20 days (IQR 9-33 days). Subsequent surgical repair was conducted at an age of 4.2 months (IQR 3.2-6.1 months) with a median body weight of 5.6 kg (IQR 4.5-6.5 kg). Cardiopulmonary bypass was applied in 96% of cases. Extended end-to-end anastomosis was possible in 11 patients. Extended reconstruction with patch material was necessary in the remaining patients. One fatality (3.8%) occurred 33 days postoperatively. At a median follow-up of 5.2 years after initial stenting, all remaining patients were alive; 15/25 patients (60%) were free from re-intervention. Of note, re-intervention rates were comparable in neonates (n = 76) who were operated on with native CoA (28/74 patients; 38%;

conclusionsNeonatal stent angioplasty for CoA results in increased complexity of the subsequent surgical repair. Nevertheless, this staged approach allows to bridge high-risk neonates to later surgical repair with reduced perioperative risk and acceptable midterm outcomes.

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Aortic CoarctationAngioplastyHumansInfantInfant, NewbornRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment Outcomeaortic coarctationcardiac catheterizationpediatric emergency medicinestentsthoracic surgery

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