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Stenting Options for Coarctation of the Aorta
Elchanan Bruckheimer1, Carlos Augusto Cardoso Pedra2
1Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization, Schneider Children's Medical Center Israel, Kaplan 14, Petach Tikva, Israel.
Abstract:
The narrowing of the lumen in coarctation of the aorta can be relieved with a high degree of immediate success by transcatheter methods. All methods are associated with immediate and longer-term complications, including dissection, aneurysm formation, and recoarctation. The introduction of the use of covered stents in aortic coarctation is encouraging because the material cover provides additional protection to the acutely disrupted aortic wall and can provide long-term protection of the dilated segment and the downstream area of poststenotic dilation. This review discusses the currently available options for stenting aortic coarctation.
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