Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Coarctation of the aorta in a young female treated with left subclavian artery to descending thoracic aorta bypass: a case report

Coarctação de aorta em jovem tratada com artéria subclávia esquerda para bypass de aorta torácica descendente: relato de caso

Kishore Abuji; Venkata Vineeth Vaddavalli; Deepak Kumar; Naveen Maheshwari; Ujjwal Gorsi; Lileswar Kaman; Ajay Savlania

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Abstract

Abstract: Coarctation of the aorta is a rare congenital abnormality, with an incidence of 6-8% of all congenital heart problems. It is usually diagnosed in childhood during routine clinical examination and adults mostly present with hypertension. Various investigations like transthoracic echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance angiography can help with diagnosis. Prognosis depends on age at presentation and the severity of coarctation. Treatment options available are open and endovascular repair. Extra-anatomical bypass is the preferred option in cases with unfavorable anatomy. Long term follow up is required post repair due to risk of restenosis and aneurysm formation. Here is a case in which a young female presented with hypertension, was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta, and was treated a left subclavian artery to descending thoracic aorta bypass. Her postoperative course was uneventful and she had improvement in hypertension.

Keywords

coarctation of aorta, left subclavian artery to descending thoracic aorta bypass, hypertension, congenital heart disease

Resumo

Resumo: A coarctação da aorta é uma anomalia congênita rara, com incidência de 6-8% entre todos os problemas cardíacos congênitos. É geralmente diagnosticada na infância durante o exame clínico de rotina, e os adultos normalmente apresentam hipertensão. Diversas investigações, como ecocardiografia transtorácica, tomografia computadorizada e angiorressonância magnética, podem auxiliar no diagnóstico. O prognóstico depende da idade na apresentação e da gravidade da coarctação. As opções de tratamento disponíveis são o reparo aberto e o reparo endovascular. O bypass extra-anatômico é a opção preferida em caso de anatomia desfavorável. O acompanhamento de longo prazo é necessário após o reparo devido ao risco de reestenose e formação de aneurisma. Descrevemos o caso de uma jovem do sexo feminino que apresentou hipertensão, a qual foi diagnosticada como coarctação da aorta. Foi realizada derivação da artéria subclávia esquerda para a aorta torácica descendente. O pós-operatório transcorreu sem intercorrências, e a paciente apresentou melhora da hipertensão.
 

Palavras-chave

coartação da aorta, artéria subclávia esquerda para derivação de aorta torácica descendente, hipertensão, cardiopatia congênita

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Submitted date:
02/13/2022

Accepted date:
07/22/2022

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