Successful coronary stenting in a 4-year-old child

J W Moore; M Buchbinder

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199806)44:2<202::aid-ccd14>3.0.co;2-o

Successful coronary stenting in a 4-year-old child

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1998 Jun;44(2):202-5. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199806)44:2<202::aid-ccd14>3.0.co;2-o.

Authors

J W Moore¹, M Buchbinder

Affiliation

¹ Children's Heart Institute, Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.

PMID: 9637444
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199806)44:2<202::aid-ccd14>3.0.co;2-o

Abstract

This report describes a 4-yr-old with critical coronary artery stenosis acquired after surgery for congenital heart disease. The patient was treated successfully with coronary stenting after unsuccessful angioplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / adverse effects
Child, Preschool
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects
Coronary Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Disease / etiology
Coronary Disease / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
Humans
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Recurrence
Reoperation
Stents*