CATHETER MANAGEMENT OF COARCTATION

Course overview

COARCTATION OF THE AORTA IS A NARROWING OF THE AORTA TYPICALLY AT THE LOCATION OF THE DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS DISTAL TO THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY ACCOUNTING FOR 5%-8% OF ALL CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS. INTERVENTION IS PARAMOUNT AS THIS CONDITION CARRIES A 35-YEAR MEAN SURVIVAL AND A 75% MORTALITY BY THE MEDIAN AGE OF 46 IF NO INTERVENTION IS UNDERTAKEN. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND ENDOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT OF COARCTATION OF THE AORTA AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.