Aortic obstructions in infants and children: Surgery for simple aortic coarctation

It is clear that patient age at operation is an important predictor of long-term survival and the presence of hypertension.^41,42 Cononary artery disease is the most common cause of late deaths.⁴² These patients have associated cardiovascular anomalies that require long-term follow-up, and some need further surgical intervention.⁴². No single technique is universally applicable in infants. Coarctation in children can usually be repaired by end-to-end anastomosis. To offer the best procedure for each patient, surgeons should have experience with a variety of techniques.