Pathomorphological characteristics of various portions of the aorta and pulmonary artery in coarctation in babies of the first month of life
Todorov, S.S.
Arkhiv Patologii 72(5): 17-19
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-1955 PMID: 21313760 Document Number: 641841
A total of 554 case and autopsy records were clinically and morphologically analyzed. There was aortic coarctation (AC) in 47 cases, including 32 cases in babies aged less than 1 month. Pathomorphologic changes in the aorta and pulmonary artery in AC are a dynamic process and reflect the signs of increased vascular permeability, damaged muscle elements, and formed minor vessels. It may be suggested that such changes reflect impaired vascular blood flow at the sites of AC, which should be kept in mind in the early diagnosis and prediction of complications.