A surprising aortogram

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A 75-year-old man with a history of aortic coarctation repair presented with an SOB. Echo revealed severe AS. The patient was reffered for TAVR. This aortogram shows the best picture of an end-to-end anastomosis of COA visualized on angiogram, which is not commonly seen.

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A surprising aortogram

A surprising aortogram

Authors

Khowaja Sanam1, Ahmed Salik1, Khowaja Saher2, Saghir Tahir1

  1. National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, PAKISTAN
  2. Aga Khan University, Karachi, PAKISTAN

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