Surgical repair of coarctation of aorta in adults under left heart bypass Correção cirúr gica da coarctação da aorta em adultos sob assistência circulatória extracorpórea

Objective: To describe our experience with repair of coarctation of the aorta in adults using left heart bypass. Methods: From November 2007 to October 2009, eight adult patients with coarctation of the aorta underwent surgical repair under circulatory support using a left atrium to femoral artery bypass circuit, with graft interposition RBCCV 44205-1355