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Coartación de la aorta - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

Coartación aórtica

Prevención:

No se conoce la forma de prevenir este trastorno. Sin embargo, el hecho de estar consciente de los riesgos puede ayudar a hacer posible un diagnóstico y tratamientos tempranos.

  • Fecha de revisión: 12/11/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Mark A Fogel, MD, FACC, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology, Director of Cardiac MR, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Webb GD, Smallhorn JF, Therrien J, et al. Congenital heart disease. Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2007: chap 61.

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