Various techniques have been proposed for surgical correction of aortic coarctation in adults. We describe direct aortoplasty repair in a 28-year-old woman with native coarctation. Four-year follow-up with magnetic resonance angiography confirmed a good result. This is a safe and effective technique that provides enlargement of the aortic lumen by avoiding extensive anastomotic suture lines or interposition of prosthetic graft material.
DuaraRTheodoreSSarmaPSUnnikrishnanMNeelakandhanKS. Correction of coarctation of aorta in adult patients—impact of corrective procedure on long-term recoarctation and systolic hypertension. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg2008; 56: 83–6
2.
CornoABottaUHurniMPayotMSekarskiNTozziPSurgery for aortic coarctation: A 30 years experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg2001; 20: 1202–6
3.
BouchartFDubarATableyALitzlerPYHaas-HubscherCRedonnetMCoarctation of the aorta in adults: Surgical results and long term follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg2000; 70: 1483–9
4.
CarrJAAmatoJJHigginsRS. Long-term results of surgical coarctectomy in the adolescent and young adult with 18-year follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg2005; 79: 1950–6
5.
ArisASubiranaMTFerresPTorner-SolerM. Repair of aortic coarctation in patients more than 50 years of age. Ann Thorac Surg1999; 67: 1376–9
6.
CarrJA. The results of catheter-based therapy compared with surgical repair of adult aortic coarctation. J Am Coll Cardiol2006; 47: 1101–7
7.
von KodolitschYAydinMAKoschykDHLooseRSchalwatIKarckMPredictors of aneurysmal formation after surgical correction of aortic coarctation. J Am Coll Cardiol2002; 39: 617–24
