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From Crafoord's End-to-End Anastomosis Approach to Percutaneous Interventions: Coarctation Management Strategies and Reinterventions

Corina Maria Vasile
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Gerald Laforest
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Cristian Bulescu
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Zakaria Jalal
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Jean-Benoit Thambo
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Xavier Iriart
Version 1 : Received: 18 October 2023 / Approved: 19 October 2023 / Online: 19 October 2023 (16:32:32 CEST)

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Vasile, C.M.; Laforest, G.; Bulescu, C.; Jalal, Z.; Thambo, J.-B.; Iriart, X. From Crafoord’s End-to-End Anastomosis Approach to Percutaneous Interventions: Coarctation of the Aorta Management Strategies and Reinterventions. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 7350. Vasile, C.M.; Laforest, G.; Bulescu, C.; Jalal, Z.; Thambo, J.-B.; Iriart, X. From Crafoord’s End-to-End Anastomosis Approach to Percutaneous Interventions: Coarctation of the Aorta Management Strategies and Reinterventions. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 7350.

Abstract

First described in 1760 by the anatomist Morgagni, CoA is a congenital heart defect characterized by narrowing the aorta, typically distal to the left subclavian artery. It accounts for approximately 5-8% of all congenital heart diseases, with an incidence estimated at 4 per 10,000 live births. In 1944, the Swedish surgeon Clarence Crafoord achieved the first successful surgical CoA repair by performing an aortic end-to-end anastomosis on two patients aged 12 and 27 years old. Presently, the most prevalent techniques for surgical repair, particularly in infants and neonates with isolated coarctation, involve resection with end-to-end anastomosis (EEA) and the modified Crafoord technique (extended resection with end-to-end anastomosis (EEEA)). Subclavian flap aortoplasty (SCAP) is an alternative surgical option for CoA repair in patients under two years of age. In cases where the stenosis extends beyond resection and end-to-end anastomosis feasibility, patch aortoplasty (PP) employing a prosthetic patch can augment the stenotic region, especially for older patients. Despite advances in pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, recoarctation remains a significant concern after surgical or interventional repair. This comprehensive review aims to provide a thorough analysis of coarctation management, covering the pioneering techniques introduced by Crafoord using head-to-tail anastomosis and now extending to the contemporary era marked by percutaneous interventions as well as the recoarctation rate associated with each type.

Keywords

coarctation of the aorta; recoarctation; surgical techniques; transcatheter intervention.

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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