| Title |
Aortos rekoarktacijos gydymas angioplastika ir stentais |
| Translation of Title |
Treatment of recurrent coarctation of the aorta employing balloon angioplasty and endovascular stents. |
| Authors |
Gumbienė, Lina ; Čibiras, Sigitas Vladas ; Dranenkienė, Alicija Danguolė ; Katliorienė, Živilė ; Nogienė, Giedrė ; Kosinskas, Eugenijus |
| DOI |
10.15388/LietChirur.2007.3.2225 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos chirurgija. 2007, t. 5, Nr. 3, p. 452-456.. ISSN 1392-0995 |
| Keywords [eng] |
coarctation of the aorta ; recurrent coarctation ; transcatheter treatment |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background / objective: We present a new method of treatment - balloon angioplasty and endovascular stent - for patients with aortic re-coarctation following surgical correction. Patients and methods: Ten patients with re-coarctation of the aorta after surgery underwent balloon angioplasty or stent implantation at Vilnius University Heart Surgery Centre in 1994-2006. Results: Balloon angioplasty was performed in 4 patients. The intraaortic gradient in the site of coarctation decreased on average by 82.15% after the procedure. Re-coarctation developed in 3 patients in the late follow-up period (mean 6.14 ± 5.2 years). Stents were implanted in 7 patients (one developed re-coarctation after angioplasty). The procedure failed in two. The intraaortic gradient at the site of re-coarctation decreased on average from 29.6 ±11.6 mm Hg to 2.6 ± 3.7 mm Hg. Re-coarctation was diagnosed only in one patient during the follow-up (0.58-3.75 years), and stent dilatation was performed in this case. Conclusion: Balloon angioplasty and endovascular stents are effective and safe methods for the treatment of re-coarctation of the aorta. |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2007 |
| CC license |
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