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Surgery for complex coarctation of the aorta

Rachel Massey1, Darryl F Shore

  • 1Department of Cardiac Surgery and Adult Congenital Heart Program, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK.

Summary

Improved surgical techniques and catheter interventions can reduce adult recoarctation. Surgery remains necessary for complex adult coarctation cases, with median sternotomy offering a safer approach for recoarctation repair.

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