False aneurysm degeneration is a known complication of patch aortoplasty for coarctation of the aortic isthmus. Open surgical treatment consists of prosthetic graft repair of the involved aorta, often requires circulatory arrest to achieve a safe proximal aortic control and perform proximal anastomosis, and finally is associated with substantial perioperative morbidity. Endografting of the dise...

BACKGROUND Balloon angioplasty of native coarctation of the aorta, though effective, is frequently associated with early restenosis, repeated interventions and aneurysm formation, especially in very young patients. However, available long-term data are limited. METHODS From Jan. 1986 to Dec. 2007, eighty-eight patients with simple aortic coarctation, isolated or associated with patent ductus ...

Dear Editor,Abdominal aortic aneurysm is often asymptomatic, less recognized, and causes considerable mortality and morbidity, if missed. The incidence varies from country to country and the occurrence is influenced by modifiable (smoking, coronary heart disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and prolonged steroid therapy) and non-modifiable risk factors (increasing age, male gender, and positive...

NATURAL OCCURRENCE Although there is little data on the exact incidence of poststenotic dilatation, it is common with some types of constriction such as pulmonary and aortic valve stenoses' but rare with others such as infundibular pulmonary stenosis" or supravalvular aortic stenosis. It occurs with both congenital" and acquired' 6 aortic stenosis. Skandalakis et al., in a survey of the literat...

Introduction: Coarctation of the aorta is one most commonly encountered congenital heart diseases accounting for about 7% cases. With early childhood diagnosis and development corrective surgical intervention, undiagnosed aortic coarctation presenting as sudden unexpected death today a rarity. Fatal complications such rupture or dissection, endocarditis ruptured cerebral aneurysm can arise when...

Background: Stent implantation has evolved as an important therapeutic strategy for aortic coarctation. Aim: This study aimed to present the experience of aortic coarctation stenting using the Cheatham-Platinum stent by an Adult Interventional Cardiology Team. Material and methods: The data of 11 patients (ages were between 15 to 58 years) who underwent aortic coarctation stent implantation bet...

OBJECTIVE To determine the early results of balloon expandable stent implantation for aortic coarctation or recoarctation. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Two paediatric cardiology tertiary referral centres. PATIENTS 17 patients, median age 17 years (range 4.4 to 45) and median weight 61 kg (17 to 92). Six had native aortic coarctation and 11 had aortic recoarctation; 14 h...

A 67-year-old female patient had a patch repair of an aortic coarctation in 1972 and a mechanical aortic valve replacement in 2002 for a bicuspid valve. It was noted at the time of the repair that the aorta was ectatic and regular follow-up was suggested. She was followed up with yearly echocardiograms. It was noted that the diameter of descending aorta had increased to from 4.5 cm in 2013 to 5...

Aortic arch aneurysm is a rare condition but carries a high risk of rupture. We report one case of aortic arch aneurysm combined with aortic arch coarctation and left internal carotid artery aneurysm, which is extremely rare. Left internal carotid artery aneurysm resection and revascularization, carotid and carotid graft bypass combined with endovascular stent graft and embolization with coils ...