Is endovascular repair the new gold standard for primary adult coarctation?☆ | Zendy

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Is endovascular repair the new gold standard for primary adult coarctation?☆

Author(s) -

Grayson H. Wheatley,

George J. Koullias,

Julio A. RodriguezLopez,

Venkatesh G. Ramaiah,

Edward B. Diethrich

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.003

Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , balloon , stent , bicuspid aortic valve , surgery , cardiology , ejection fraction , chest pain , coarctation of the aorta , aorta , heart failure

Primary adult aortic coarctation (PAAC) is an unusual cause of hypertension. The standard of care includes surgical repair, which can be associated with considerable morbidity and operative risk. Although balloon angioplasty has been successfully used in paediatric and adolescent patients with coarctation, little information exists regarding the endovascular repair of PAAC. This study examines the procedural safety and efficacy of endovascular repair of PAAC along with midterm outcomes.

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