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Aortic rupture is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication following a balloon aortoplasty for recoarctation. The treatment of aortic ruptures remains challenging. We present here a 9-year-old girl with Turner syndrome who experienced a life-threatening rupture in her aorta after a balloon aortoplasty for recoarctation. She was successfully rescued by the antegrade deployment of a commercially...
Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) in countries with sound medical care systems is seldom delayed until adolescence. This study investigated the clinical profile and the surgical outcomes in such a population from Taiwan. Between 1970 and 2009, 179 TOF patients (56% male) received total repair at 19.2 ± 8.3 (10–49) years of age. We reviewed the medical records and interviewed the patients...
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