Necessity of life-long follow-up after surgery for coarctation of the aorta: a case series of very late false aneurysm formation.

Tim SomersHedwig M J M NiesRoland R J van KimmenadeDennis G H BosboomGuillaume S C GeuzebroekWim J Morshuis

Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)

The symptoms or risk factors in the described cases are not uniform and are difficult to include in a general follow-up protocol. Guidelines recommend frequent evaluation, but do not specify duration or intervals of imaging follow-up. Our cases support the necessity of life-long follow-up in patients with open aortic repairs irrespective of symptomatology.

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risk factors
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mass spectrometry
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abdominal aortic aneurysm