Abstract
The coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing in any region between the distal aortic arch and the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta, accounting for 5% to 7% of congenital heart disease. The average age of death without repair is 31 years and 76% of deaths are attributed to complications. Surgical repair is the oldest type of therapy, first described more than 50 years, and the anastomosis…