Abstract
Aortic coarctation is a common congenital cardiac defect, which can be diagnosed over a wide range of ages and with varying degrees of severity. We present two cases of patients diagnosed with aortic coarctation in adulthood. Both patients were treated by an endovascular approach. These cases demonstrate the variety of indications in which percutaneous treatment is an excellent alternative for surgical treatment in adult native coarctation patients.
Highlights
Dear Editor, With great interest we read the response of Walhout et al to our case description of two native coarctation patients in which percutaneous angioplasty with stenting was performed [1]
The risk of aneurysm formation after balloon angioplasty reported by Walhout et al and Fawzy et al is lower than reported in previous studies [2, 3]
The long-term effect of covered stents in preventing aneurysm formation needs to be evaluated in larger series
Summary
Dear Editor, With great interest we read the response of Walhout et al to our case description of two native coarctation patients in which percutaneous angioplasty with stenting was performed [1]. The risk of aneurysm formation after balloon angioplasty reported by Walhout et al and Fawzy et al is lower than reported in previous studies [2, 3]. This might be related to the fact that only patients with a discrete coarctation or ‘shelf-like’ lesion were included in these
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