OBJECTIVE To determine the early results of balloon expandable stent implantation for
aortic coarctation or recoarctation. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Two
paediatric cardiology tertiary referral centres. PATIENTS 17 patients, median age 17 years
(range 4.4 to 45) and median weight 61 kg (17 to 92). Six had native aortic coarctation and
11 had aortic recoarctation; 14 had upper limb systolic hypertension. Of those with
recoarctation, eight had had at least one previous balloon dilatation attempt and two of these …

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