Covered stent placement for treatment of coarctation of the aorta: immediate and long-term results

This study aimed to describe the safety and efficacy of covered stents in patients with coarctation of aorta (CoA) for immediate and long-term follow-up.Covered stents are increasingly being used in (re)CoA, mainly to reduce the risk of aortic wall injuries (AWI). However, limited data are available on intermediate and long-term outcome.In 89 patients (67.4% male) with a mean age of 23.9 ± 15.8 (min max range 5.1-71.6) years were 102 covered...