Mid-aortic syndrome in two preterm infants

A. Izraelit, M. Kim, V. Ratner, S. M. Levasseur, R. Seigle, G. Krishnamurthy

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Abstract

We report mid-aortic syndrome (MAC) in two preterm infants. Both infants developed malignant hypertension refractory to medical therapy and died early in infancy. Thus far, this account is of the two youngest patients with MAC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)390-392
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Perinatology
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • hypertension
  • mid-aortic syndrome
  • preterm

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