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Covered stents <strong>in</strong> aortic <strong>coarctation</strong><br />

• Covered stents may be used as first l<strong>in</strong>e treatment <strong>in</strong> adults<br />

and <strong>all</strong> pts (adolescents and adults) with <strong>com</strong>plex CoA<br />

• Long segment /tortuous native <strong>coarctation</strong><br />

• Atretic or near atretic <strong>coarctation</strong><br />

• Transverse arch <strong>coarctation</strong><br />

• Coarctation with PDA<br />

• Covered CP stents may be used as <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>rapy <strong>of</strong> choice <strong>in</strong><br />

patients with <strong>com</strong>plications after CoA repair:<br />

• Aneurysm, dissection or rupture<br />

• In adults, may be considered as primary treatment <strong>of</strong> choice<br />

for aortic <strong>coarctation</strong>

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