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Surgical treatment of coarctation in small infants: our experience

^a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, ‘Policlinico-Giovanni XXIII’ Hospital, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70100, Italy
^b Department of Biomedicine of Evolutive Age, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Section of Neonatal Cardiology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70100, Italy

Received 27 June 2007; accepted 14 August 2007.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Via Lorenzo D’Agostino 1/a, ZC 70124, Bari, Italy. Tel.: +39 0805461499; fax: +39 02700411718. (Email: detroise@libero.it).

Key Words: Aortic coarctation • Congenital heart disease • Subclavian artery

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We read with great interest the article by Barreiro et al. [1] regarding the current role of subclavian flap aortoplasty (SFA) in the surgical treatment of coarctation in infancy.

We are in complete agreement with the authors that the SFA still has a role in isolated isthmic coarctation repair, in infancy as well as in the most difficult subgroups of patients operated in neonatal age. In fact, the technique itself allows excellent aortic continuity with naturally harmonious restoration of the aortic arch–isthmus tract. These goals are not foreseen either with patch aortoplasty or with end-to-end (ETE) anastomosis, both of which, respectively, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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