Endovascular treatment of native aortic coarctation in adults: Two case reports and detailed review of the literature

Abstract

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) forms 6-8% of congenital heart diseases (CHD). This narrowing typically occurs in the proximal descending aorta, close to the insertion of the patent ductus arteriosus and can be found with a number of concomitant diseases. CoA is a common cause of secondary arterial hypertension in young adults. Although CoA can be an isolated CHD, it is also commonly found in other congenital syndromes and cardiovascular anomalies. Herein this review paper we reported a brief history of management of aortic coarctation, and current treatment modalities concentrated on stent placement supported with two novel cases.

Keywords

• Aortic Coarctation
• Stent Placement
• Endovascular

Erişkinlerde aort koarktasyonunun endovasküler tedavisi: İki olgu sunumu eşliğinde detayli literatür derlemesi

Abstract

Aort koarktasyonu doğuştan kalp hastalıklarının % 6-8'ini oluşturur. Koarktasyon, tipik olarak proksimal inen aortta, patent duktus arteriyozusun başlangıcına yakın bir yerde meydana gelir ve birkaç eşlik eden hastalıkla birlikte bulunabilir. Aort koarktasyonu, genç yetişkinlerde sekonder arteriyel hipertansiyonun yaygın bir nedenidir, izole bir konjenital kalp hastalığı olmasına rağmen, diğer konjenital sendromlarda ve kardiyovasküler anomalilerde de yaygın olarak bulunur. Bu derleme yazısında, aort koarktasyonunun kısa bir yönetim tarihçesini ve iki yeni vaka ile desteklenen stent yerleştirilmesine yoğunlaşan mevcut tedavi yöntemlerini bildirdik.

Keywords

• Aort Koarktasyonu
• Stent
• Endovasküler

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