title: Coarctation of the aorta associated with Dandy-Walker variant.
abstract: This article reports a rare case of coarctation of the aorta associated with Dandy-Walker variant in a 17-year-old girl. Differential diagnoses of coarctation of the aorta and Dandy-Walker variant are extensively discussed. In addition, standard surgical treatment of coarctation as well as new approaches such as endovascular stenting are described in detail to provide therapeutic insights into her management. Although surgical or endovascular repair of coarctation results in significant improvement of systemic hypertension and is associated with better survival, cardiovascular complications are still very common. Thus, long-term follow-up after repair is required, and high-quality imaging studies such as echocardiography, CT and MRI are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA ; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: George K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Lui
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Taub
keywords: Coarctation of the aorta; Dandy–Walker variant; Endovascular stent; Hypertension; Surgical repair