A rare cause of cardiomyopathy in an infant: middle aortic syndrome.

Cardiol Young

1Department of Pediatrics,Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center,Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,United States of America.

Published: May 2017

Coarctation of the abdominal aorta is a rare condition with a handful of cases reported in infancy. We report the case of a 4-month-old infant with severe abdominal coarctation who presented with dilated cardiomyopathy. Following successful transcatheter-based stenting of her abdominal aorta, her cardiomyopathy resolved.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1047951116002018DOI Listing

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