Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2011 Apr;44(2):183-185. 10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.2.183.

Complete Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta and a Ventricular Septal Defect in a 1,480 g Low Birth Weight Neonate

• Lee H
• Cho JY
• Kim GJ

• KMID: 1448580
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.2.183

Abstract

Although outcomes of neonatal cardiac surgery have dramatically improved in the last two decades, low body weight still constitutes an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality. In particular, cardiac surgery in neonates with very low birth weight (< or =1.5 kg) is carried out with greater risk because most organ systems are immature. We report here on a successful case of early one-stage total repair of coarctation of the aorta and a ventricular septal defect in a 1,480 gram neonate.

Keyword

Neonate; Infant, low birth weight; Aortic coarctation; Heart septal defect, ventricle

MeSH Terms

Aortic Coarctation
Body Weight
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Humans
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Risk Factors
Thoracic Surgery