title: Successful balloon angioplasty of native aortic coarctation in a young adult with refractory hypertension.
abstract: Controversy exists with regard to the role of balloon angioplasty in the treatment of native aortic coarctation. Recent data and studies have showed that percutaneous balloon angioplasty is a safe and effective treatment for aortic coarctation. We report a young adult with aortic coarctation who has been treated with successful balloon angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Ege University Medical Faculty, 1468 Sokak 16/A, 35220 Alsancak-Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozerkan
authors.forename: Azem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akilli
authors.forename: M Remzi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Cüneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Türkoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002932:Cineangiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male