Varma C, Benson L N, Butany J, McLaughlin Peter R
Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Aug;59(4):528-35. doi: 10.1002/ccd.10548.
A case of stenting for native coarctation is described in a 65-year-old female with a fatal dissection after implantation. The histology of the aorta in coarctation and in the elderly is described. The experience of stenting in older patients is reviewed and discussed.