Single therapeutic catheterization for treatment of late diagnosed native coarctation of aorta using a covered stent

Alper V Ural1, Ilker Murat Caglar1, Fatma Nihan Turhan Caglar1

  • 1Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Bakirkoy Education and Research Hospital , Istanbul, Turkey .

Here in we are reporting a 35-year-old pregnant, hypertensive woman with a strict descending aorta coarctation. She had two missing pregnancies which were complicated with hypertension, but which were not diagnosed for any pathologies before. We diagnosed coarctation of aorta, but however postponed her treatment after delivery of baby, because hypertension was under control with medical treatment and she had no complication. She had an uneventful delivery. MRI angiography revealed coarctation of aorta and it was successfully treated by using an endovascular covered stent during a single cardiac catheterization. Endovascular covered stent implantation is an easy, safe and effective method for treating coarctation of aorta in adults.