Cost of Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA) Surgery in India

It is a condition of narrowing of the aorta which is also a large blood vessel, and delivers oxygen-rich blood to the body.

May include:

• Breathlessness
• Difficult feeding
• Pale skin 
• Heavy sweating 
• Irritation 
• Chest pain 
• Nosebleeding

May include:

• Chest X-ray 
• Electrocardiogram 
• Echocardiogram 
• Cardiac catheterization 
• Computerized tomography (CT) 
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Treatment options:

Surgery: 

It has many techniques to perform: 

Resection with end-to-end anastomosis: It is removing the narrowed portion of the aorta and then connecting the two ends together.

Subclavian flap aortoplasty: It is expanding the left subclavian artery to the narrowed area of the aorta.

Bypass graft repair: It is bypassing the narrowed area by grafting the portions of the aorta.

Patch aortoplasty: It is cutting across the narrowed area of the aorta and then attaching a patch of synthetic material to expand the blood vessel.

Balloon angioplasty and stenting: Angioplasty involves the use of a tiny balloon to widen the artery. A stent is a tiny wire-mesh tube that your doctor inserts into the artery. The stent stays in place to prevent the artery from closing.

If it is left untreated:

• Stroke
• High BP
• Heart failure
• Aortic stenosis
• Brain aneurysm