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Endovascular Treatment of Long-Term Complications Following Surgical Repair of Aortic Coarctation
Surgical treatment of aortic coarctation has a high success rate. However, irrespective of the surgical technique used, a significant percentage of patients develop late complications affecting the aortic wall. Reoperation to repair these complications is a complex procedure and is associated with h...
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Published in: | Revista española de cardiología (English ed.) 2010-04, Vol.63 (4), p.473-477 |
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Language: | Spanish |
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Summary: | Surgical treatment of aortic coarctation has a high success rate. However, irrespective of the surgical technique used, a significant percentage of patients develop late complications affecting the aortic wall. Reoperation to repair these complications is a complex procedure and is associated with high mortality. Recently an endovascular approach has been proposed as a promising alternative for managing these patients. Here we report a series of four patients, three of whom had an aortic aneurysm, while one had recoarctation several years after undergoing aortic coarctation surgery. All successfully underwent endovascular treatment, without complications. We describe our experience with this complex procedure and discuss a number of associated technical considerations, including vascular access, occlusion of the supraaortic arteries, and the use of intravascular ultrasound.
El tratamiento quirúrgico de la coartación aórtica presenta una alta tasa de éxito; sin embargo, independientemente de la técnica utilizada, un porcentaje significativo de los pacientes desarrolla complicaciones tardías relacionadas con la pared aórtica. La reintervención quirúrgica para la reparación de estas complicaciones es un procedimiento complicado y se asocia a una mortalidad elevada. El abordaje endovascular se ha propuesto recientemente como una alternativa prometedora para el manejo de estos casos. Presentamos una serie compuesta por 4 pacientes, 3 con desarrollo de aneurismas aórticos y 1 paciente con recoartación, años después de ser sometidos a cirugía de coartación aórtica. Todos ellos fueron tratados por vía endovascular de forma satisfactoria y sin complicaciones. Describimos nuestra experiencia y discutimos diversos aspectos técnicos relacionados con estos complejos procedimientos: acceso vascular, oclusión de troncos supraaórticos y utilización de ecografía intravascular. |
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ISSN: | 1885-5857 1885-5857 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S1885-5857(10)70096-7 |