Management of Severe Coarctation of the Aorta During Pregnancy

Colette M Ciresi; Pooja R Patel; Stephanie M Asdell; Kali A Hopkins; Mark H Hoyer; W Aaron Kay

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.060

Management of Severe Coarctation of the Aorta During Pregnancy

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jan 15;2(1):116-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.060. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Colette M Ciresi¹, Pooja R Patel¹, Stephanie M Asdell¹, Kali A Hopkins², Mark H Hoyer³, W Aaron Kay^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
² Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Abstract

An 18-year-old primigravida woman underwent emergent percutaneous balloon stent repair of a severe coarctation of the aorta, allowing her to undergo an uneventful remaining pregnancy and the delivery of a healthy baby. Her case also demonstrates the association between maternal coarctation and fetal Shone complex. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: COA, coarctation of the aorta; Shone complex; balloon expanded stent; coarctation of the aorta; pregnancy.

Publication types

Case Reports