CASE REPORT
Year : 2019 | Volume
: 21 | Issue : 1 | Page : 94--96
Angioplasty for coarctation of the aorta: A case series
Jnanaprakash B Karanth1, R Ananthakrishnan1, Ravi Kalra2
1 Department of Medicine and Cardiology, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, India
2 Director and Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Surg VAdm Ravi Kalra
Director and Commandant, AFMC, Pune - 411 040, Maharashtra
India
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a constriction of the thoracic aorta commonly located distal to the left subclavian artery. It is more common in males and is associated with Turner syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve, and ventricular septal defect. It presents as angina on exertion, lower limb claudication along diminished femoral pulses, and unequal limb blood pressure records. Balloon angioplasty with or without stenting is the preferred treatment in native coarctation or recoarctation after surgery. Here, we report four cases that were successfully managed with balloon aortoplasty for CoA.
How to cite this article:
Karanth JB, Ananthakrishnan R, Kalra R. Angioplasty for coarctation of the aorta: A case series.J Mar Med Soc 2019;21:94-96
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Karanth JB, Ananthakrishnan R, Kalra R. Angioplasty for coarctation of the aorta: A case series. J Mar Med Soc [serial online] 2019 [cited 2023 Mar 28 ];21:94-96
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