Author/Authors :
Narin, Nazmi Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Onan, Sertaç Hanedan Erciyes Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Pediyatrik Kardiyoloji Bilim Dalı, Türkiye , Baykan, Ali Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Turkey , Sezer, Sadettin Erciyes University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics, TURKEY
Abstract :
Subatretic coarctation is a complex form of aortic coarctation (CoA) with complete luminal obliteration. Surgical treatment of CoA has being performed successfully since 1940s. Nowadays balloon angioplasty and stent implantation are popular because transcatheter techniques for treatment of CoA are effective, with low morbidity and mortality rates . Although endovascular stent implantation has risks and limitations in infants, stents currently are used routinely to dilate and support both native and recoarctations of children over 25 kg.
