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Surgical Treatment of Coarctation of the Aorta in a Ten Week Old Infant: Report of a Case
Kirklin, John W., Burchell, Howard B., Pugh, David G., Burke, Edmund C., Mills, Stephen D.
Circulation | June 11, 2012 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 411-414
Although most patients with coarctation of the aorta survive to early adult life, it has been adequately demonstrated that some patients die in infancy and early childhood as a result of their coarctation. In selected cases, then, operation is advisable at a very early age. Cardiac failure in a 10 week old infant necessitated operation at this age in the case reported.