Management of adults with coarctation of aorta

Table 1 Covered stents in the treatment of coarctation of aorta

Ref.	Patients (n)	Age of patients (yr)	Native coarctation (n)	Aneurysm (n)	Presenting gradient (mmHg)	Post stenting gradient (mmHg)	Aortic complications	Re-coarctation/ Serial re-dilatation
Tzifa et al[190]	30	28 ± 18	14	8	36 ± 20	4 ± 4	Dissection, spontaneously resolved (n = 1)	4 (serial dilatation)
Butera et al[191]	33	6-66	20	2	20-75, median 39	0-12, median 0	-	1
Bruckheimer et al[133]	22	8-39	22	0	29 ± 9	7 ± 7	Aortic tear treated with second covered stent (n = 1)	9 (serial dilatation)
Kenny et al[192]	37	9-65	13	7	10-60, median 26	0-20, median 4	Aortic rupture, surgery required (n = 1)	-
Tanous et al[129]	22	39 ± 14	14	6	29 ± 17	3 ± 5	Aortic tear treated with second covered stent (n = 1)	3