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Can someone with coarctation of the aorta get a body piercing or a tattoo
A 22-year-old member asked:

Dr. Andrew Freemananswered
Cardiology 20 years experience
Sure: You might be worried about an infection of a repaired coarct. I would speak with your heart doctor or surgeon before proceeding, because you may need ... Read More
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Dr. Joshua Murphyanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 21 years experience
Yes, It Depends.: Once a coarctation is repaired, surgically or by balloon dilation or stent placement the inside of the vessels grow and cover any foreign material (ca... Read More
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Dr. Sarosh Batlivalaanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 18 years experience
Yes... Carefully: Be careful and only go to a certified and approved site. People who have had cardiac surgery may be at increased risk for developing heart infections... Read More
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Dr. Joshua Murphyanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 21 years experience
Yes, It Depends.: Once a coarctation is repaired, surgically or by balloon dilation or stent placement the inside of the vessels grow and cover any foreign material (ca... Read More
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Dr. Matthias Peusteranswered
Pediatrics - Cardiology 11 years experience
Yes: However. There is a minimal risk of endarteritis. Piercing should be done sterile and possibly with antibiotic coverage.
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Dr. Richard Pollardanswered
Anesthesiology 32 years experience
See below: Actually the brain was cooled in order to protect it while its blood flow was interrupted. There should be no long term effects from the cooling.
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Dr. Sarosh Batlivalaanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 18 years experience
Yes: Long term issues are incompletely understood. There are fewer long term problems with deep hypothermia vs regular circulatory arrest. But both sets... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:

Dr. Alisa Nikschanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 24 years experience
Caution needed...: Tattoos are invasive procedures, and can cause serious skin infections if precautions are not used. If you do decide to get a tattoo, you should consu... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
It depends on the: Location of the piercing. Genitalia ; cartilage are more painful than other areas.
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. Alex Goldenanswered
24 years experience
Not in isolation: Coarctation only causes cyanosis when it is associated with other heart disease that allows blue blood to cross over to the red blood side. Cyanosis ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Mary Callahananswered
Cardiology 31 years experience
Coarctation of aorta: Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing of the aorta, so if the narrowing is below the 1st or 2nd intercostal artery then likely those arteries would ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Steven Ajlunianswered
Cardiology 37 years experience
Watch BP/arrhythmia: Correction of coarctation of the aorta can still leave patients at risk for hypertension and/or arrhythmia. Vsd repair patients can also be at risk fo... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 58 years experience
Other: Blood flows from higher pressure to lower pressure.
Aorta higher, pa lower usually.
Coarctation distal to PDA cause higher aortic pressure spikes wi... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. Sarosh Batlivalaanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 18 years experience
To Survive!: Blood must get to the head & body; coarctation is an obstruction to this flow. So blood flows through a vessel called the PDA (normal in a fetus), to... Read More
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