A 48-year-old male patient underwent surgical correction of interrupted CoA at the age of 22 years using EABG from the LSCA to the descending aorta. He presented with shortness of breath. The patient was found to be hypertensive with a BP of 170/90 mmHg on both arms. The BP in the lower limbs was 125/85 mmHg with obvious brachiofemoral delay. The patient was taking amlodipine 10 mg and valsartan 160 mg, both once a day. The ECG revealed LV hypertrophy. His TTE revealed normal LV systolic function, with LV hypertrophy and impaired relaxation. A CT angiography revealed stenosis at the proximal anastomosis site of the EABG (Figure ).\nThe plan was to proceed with cardiac catheterization and stenting the proximal stenosis after measuring the gradient but the patient refused any kind of intervention. The patient was sent home after adding a third antihypertensive medication, which wass bisoprolol 5 mg once a day. After six months, the patient's symptoms improved and his BP was 145/80 mmHg. His repeated TTE revealed no major changes.
A 30-year-old asymptomatic female with a history of surgically repaired aortic coarctation presented for routine follow-up. Chest computed tomography angiography (CTA) demonstrated a left-sided IVC with hemiazygos continuation to the left-sided SVC in the absence of right-sided SVC (Figure ), a very rare systemic venous anomaly. The left-sided superior vena cava was draining to the enlarged coronary sinus, and the hepatic veins were directly connected to the right atrium (Figure ).\nThe case has been followed up for the coarctation without any treatment regarding to venous anomaly.