Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 152-157 , August 2009

Balloon Angioplasty for Native Coarctation of the Aorta in Neonates and Infants With Congestive Heart Failure

  • Chi-Di Liang

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta Pei Road, Niao Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung County 833, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Jen Su

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-Tao Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mao-Sheng Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chien-Fu Huang

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ying-Jui Lin

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shao-Ju Chien

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-Chun Lin

      Affiliations

    • Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sheung Fat Ko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 21 August 2008 ,Revised 4 December 2008 ,Accepted 22 December 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60054-1

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60054-1

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 152-157 , August 2009

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