Age-dependent therapy of aortic coarctation in children – immediate and medium term follow up of surgical and interventional approach

Completed Research Project

Title / Titel: Age-dependent therapy of aortic coarctation in children – immediate and medium term follow up of surgical and interventional approach

Summary / Zusammenfassung: The current therapy strategy of native or recurrent aortic coarctation are surgical therapy or transcatheter treatment with balloon dilatation or stent implantation.
The aim of the study is to analyse immediate results, rate of complications, and reintervention during medium term outcome in pediatric patients with native or recurrent aortic coarctation. The analysis focuses on an age-dependent therapy comparing between surgical and transcatheter treatment in younger patients < 6 years and in older children > 6 years of age.

Publications / Publikationen: Kretschmar O, Knirsch W, Früh S, Dodge-Khatami A, Berger F, Pretre R. Age dependent therapy of aortic coarctation in children – short to medium term follow-up of surgical and interventional approach. Clin Res Cardiol 2007;96:662.

Keywords / Suchbegriffe: Aortic coarctation, interventional cardiac catheteriziation, cardiac surgery, stent, congenital heart defect

Project Leadership and Contacts / Projektleitung und Kontakte

PD Dr Walter Knirsch, MD (Project Leader)	Walter.Knirsch@kispi.uzh.ch
Dr Seraina Früh, MD	Bea.Latal@kispi.uzh.ch Seraina.Frueh@kispi.uzh.ch
Dr Oliver Kretschmar, MD (Project Leader)	Oliver.Kretschmar@kispi.uzh.ch
Prof Dr Rene Prêtre, MD	Rene.Pretre@kispi.uzh.cRene.Pretre@kispi.uzh.cRene.Pretre@kispi.uzh.ch

In Collaboration with / In Zusammenarbeit mit

Prof. Dr. Ali Dodge-Khatami, University Heart Center University of Hamburg-Eppendorf School of Medicine	Germany
Prof. Dr. Felix Berger, German Heart Center Berlin	Germany