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Background: Endovascular treatment of aortic coarctation in adolescents and adult patients predominantly involves stent implantation. The aim of this study was to analyze long-term results after treatment of coarctation with covered and bare Cheatham-platinum (CP) stents. Primary endpoints were defined as procedural success, survival and reintervention rate. Secondary end-points were periprocedural and long-term complications.

Method: From 1999 to 2021, a total of 212 patients received endovascular treatment of aortic coarctation with covered (n= 144) and bare CP stents (n= 48). Treatment of native coarctation was performed in 140 patients, whereas 72 patients received treatment of re-coarctation after primary surgical repair. Median patient age was 18.8 years (IQR: 11.9; 37.5) and median patient weight 61.6 kg [IQR: 44.0; 74.8]. Long-term follow-up was available in 148 patients with a median follow-up time …