Treatment of symptomatic coral reef aorta by endovascular stent-graft placement.
We report 2 patients who were referred for treatment of hemodynamically significant symptomatic stenosis of the aorta at the thoracoabdominal transition (coral reef aorta) that was causing abdominal angina and intermittent claudication. Both patients underwent successful transfemoral endovascular stent-graft placement and are free of symptoms, with regular findings at 6-month follow-up completion computed tomography scan.
Holfeld
Johannes
J
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gottardi
Roman
R
Zimpfer
Daniel
D
Dorfmeister
Marion
M
Dumfarth
Julia
J
Funovics
Martin
M
Schoder
Maria
M
Weigang
Ernst
E
Lammer
Johannes
J
Wolner
Ernst
E
Czerny
Martin
M
Grimm
Michael
M
D000368:Aged; D017130:Angioplasty; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed