Stent Use in Coarctation of the Aorta - summitMD.com
Stent Use in Coarctation of the Aorta - summitMD.com
Stent Use in Coarctation of the Aorta - summitMD.com
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Interventional options:<br />
Based on anatomy<br />
• Discrete<br />
– Angioplasty first option<br />
– <strong>Stent</strong> if residual gradient<br />
• Long segment<br />
– <strong>Stent</strong><br />
– If severe, test dilation with low pressure balloon<br />
• K<strong>in</strong>k/fold<br />
– Need stent to straighten out aorta<br />
• Arch, thoracic, abdom<strong>in</strong>al COA<br />
– Usually long segment; need stent<br />
– Adjacent to major arterial side branches