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
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
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.