Late stent collapse in aortic coarctation—An interplay of residual pressure gradient and radial strength

oleh: Mahim Saran, Bijulal Sasidharan, Sivasankaran Sivasubramonian

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2017-01-01

Deskripsi

A 50 year old male presented with uncontrolled hypertension and was diagnosed as coarctation of aorta. A covered stent was placed at the coarcted segment which collapsed after 3 months. We discuss the mechanism of this rare complication.