Intravascular ultrasound guided transcatheter electrosurgical revascularization of an interrupted aortic arch

Abstract

Interrupted aortic arch is a rare (prevalence 1:100000) but malignant cause of secondary hypertension, with late sequela of early myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure. We present the case of a 49-year-old male patient with aortic interruption successfully treated by intravascular ultrasound guided transcatheter electrosurgical wire crossing and revascularization using a covered stent.

Learning objective: Transcatheter electrosurgical wire techniques utilizing intravascular ultrasound facilitate safe and effective percutaneous revascularization of complex aortic coarctation patients.

Keywords: Aortic coarctation; Intravascular ultrasound; Transcatheter electrosurgery.