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Comparison of surgical, stent, and balloon angioplasty treatment of native coarctation of the aorta: an observational study by the CCISC (Congenital Cardiovascular Interventional Study Consortium). J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 Dec 13;58(25):2664-74

Date

12/14/2011

Pubmed ID

22152954

DOI

10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.053

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-82955207685 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   254 Citations

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of surgical, stent, and balloon angioplasty (BA) treatment of native coarctation acutely and at follow-up.

BACKGROUND: Controversy surrounds the optimal treatment for native coarctation of the aorta. This is the first multicenter study evaluating acute and follow-up outcomes of these 3 treatment options in children weighing >10 kg.

METHODS: This is a multicenter observational study. Baseline, acute, short-term (3 to 18 months), and intermediate (>18 months) follow-up hemodynamic, imaging data, and complications were recorded.

RESULTS: Between June 2002 and July 2009, 350 patients from 36 institutions were enrolled: 217 underwent stent, 61 underwent BA, and 72 underwent surgery. All 3 arms showed significant improvement acutely and at follow-up in resting systolic blood pressure and upper to lower extremity systolic blood pressure gradient (ULG). Stent was superior to BA in achieving lower ULG acutely. Surgery and stent were superior to BA at short-term follow-up in achieving lower ULG. Stent patients had shorter hospitalization than surgical patients (2.4 vs. 6.4 days; p < 0.001) and fewer complications than surgical and BA patients (2.3%, 8.1%, and 9.8%; p < 0.001). The BA patients were more likely to encounter aortic wall injury, both acutely and at follow-up (p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: Stent patients had significantly lower acute complications compared with surgery patients or BA patients, although they were more likely to require a planned reintervention. At short-term and intermediate follow-up, stent and surgical patients achieved superior hemodynamic and integrated aortic arch imaging outcomes compared with BA patients. Because of the nonrandomized nature of this study, these results should be interpreted with caution.

Author List

Forbes TJ, Kim DW, Du W, Turner DR, Holzer R, Amin Z, Hijazi Z, Ghasemi A, Rome JJ, Nykanen D, Zahn E, Cowley C, Hoyer M, Waight D, Gruenstein D, Javois A, Foerster S, Kreutzer J, Sullivan N, Khan A, Owada C, Hagler D, Lim S, Canter J, Zellers T, CCISC Investigators

Author

Susan Foerster MD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Adult
Angioplasty, Balloon
Aortic Coarctation
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Stents
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Young Adult