A Case of Successful Bare Metal Stenting for Aortic Coarctation in an Adult.
10.4070/kcj.2013.43.4.269
- Author:
Hyungdon KOOK
1
;
Seung Woon RHA
;
Woohyeun KIM
;
Dong Hyeok KIM
;
Sunki LEE
;
Suk Kyu OH
;
Tae Hoon AHN
;
Won Heum SHIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea. swrha617@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic coarctation;
Stents;
Angioplasty
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Aneurysm;
Angioplasty;
Aortic Coarctation;
Humans;
Rupture;
Stents
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2013;43(4):269-272
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Aortic coarctation is a correctable hypertensive disease. For safety reasons and due to the invasiveness of surgical techniques, percutaneous interventions have become drastically more popular in recent times. In elderly patients with aortic coarctation who are at risk of an aortic wall aneurysm and rupture, covered stents are preferred but in younger patients, bare metal stenting may be sufficient for long-term safety. Herein we present a 47-year-old typical aortic coarctation patient who was successfully treated with a bare metal stent.
