Publication Date

11-1-2021

Journal

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

DOI

10.14503/THIJ-20-7270

PMID

34902023

Publication Date(s)

December 2021

Language

English

PMCID

PMC8788633

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

12-13-2021

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-Print

Published Open-Access

yes

Keywords

Endovascular procedures, plaque, atherosclerotic, stents, vascular calcification

Abstract

Coral reef aorta is a rare calcifying obstructive disease that involves the thoracoabdominal aorta. Similar presentations in the postsubclavian aorta may result in acquired atheromatous aortic coarctation leading to systemic hypertension and heart failure. The associated calcification makes surgical anatomic or extraanatomic bypass and thromboendarterectomy challenging. Extensive circumferential calcification often precludes endovascular intervention. We present the case of a 25-year-old man with an acquired atheromatous coarctation of the postsubclavian aorta who underwent successful endovascular treatment with use of a balloon-expandable covered stent.

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