Endovascular stent for coarctation of the aorta in a child and review of the literature

Hsu-Ting Cheng; Ming-Chih Lin; Sheng-Ling Jan; Yun-Ching Fu

doi:10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.05.007

Endovascular stent for coarctation of the aorta in a child and review of the literature

Pediatr Neonatol. 2011 Aug;52(4):237-9. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.05.007. Epub 2011 Jun 2.

Authors

Hsu-Ting Cheng¹, Ming-Chih Lin, Sheng-Ling Jan, Yun-Ching Fu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 21835372
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2011.05.007

Abstract

An 11-year-old, 35-kg boy underwent balloon angioplasty twice, at the ages of 4 years and 10 years, with only limited effect. He was admitted for another cardiac catheterization because of chest pain and breathlessness on exercise. Aortography revealed severe discrete coarctation of the aorta, with the narrowest diameter of 6mm. The pressures of the ascending aorta and descending aorta were 115/72mmHg and 93/66mmHg, respectively. After implantation of a 16-mm-diameter stent, the systolic pressure gradient decreased from 22mmHg to 0mmHg. Annual follow-up for 6 years showed normal blood pressure, no exercise intolerance, and no recoarctation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon*
Aortic Coarctation / therapy*
Child
Humans
Male
Stents*