Eastern J Med. 2017; 22(4): 221-223 | DOI: 10.5505/ejm.2017.72691

Unusual complication of stent placement in the treatment of coarctation

Serhat Koca¹, Feyza Ayþenur Pac¹, Vedat Kavurt², Ajda Mutlu Mýhcýoglu³, Denizhan Bagrul^1
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Heart-education And Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Diyarbakir Children Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
³Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Stent placement is the first line treatment for coarctation of aorta in adolescent and adult patient population. Complications during this procedure due to aortic wall and the technique were reported previously. Here we present a pediatric patient who developed a complete AV (atrio-ventricular) block during stent implantation which required temporary cardiac pacemaker and anti-inflammatory therapy.

Keywords: Coarctation of aorta, Complete atrioventricular block, Stent implantation

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