What Are The Modalities Of Treatment Available For Babies With Coarctation?
Coarctation can be fixed surgically by cutting off the narrow portion and suturing the two ends of the aorta together. The other way of surgical correction is by using a patch to widen the narrow segment. This patch could be borrowed from the vessel to the arm or a synthetic material could be used. The non-surgical option involves balloon dilatation of the narrow segment. This is achieved by passing a special catheter called a balloon catheter from the groin. This is a catheter which has a balloon mounted on its tip. The balloon is placed across the narrow segment and inflated so as to widen the narrow segment. BLUE BABIES (CYANOTIC HEART DEFECTS): Babies with cyanotic heart disease are more commonly known as Blue Babies. This is a group of defects where the blood pumped into the body has less than the normal oxygen. This causes bluish discolouration of the skin, lips and tongue (cyanosis).
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