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. 2020 Apr;8(2):46-47.
doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1701522. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

Aortic Coarctation

Umberto G Rossi  1   2 , Anna Maria Ierardi  2 , Gianpaolo Carrafiello  3 , Maurizio Cariati  2
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Aortic Coarctation

Umberto G Rossi et al. Aorta (Stamford). 2020 Apr.

Abstract

We report a case of a 45-year-old male suffering from arterial hypertension who was found to have an aortic coarctation with marked hypertrophic compensatory collateral arterial circulation. Although coarctation is relatively rare, this must be included in the differential diagnosis in patients with arterial hypertension with a positive gradient between upper and lower limbs.

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The authors do not report any conflict of interest related to this article.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Multidetector computed tomography angiography sagittal reconstruction demonstrating the presence of aortic coarctation at the level of isthmus proximal third of thoracic aorta (arrowhead) with hypertrophic compensatory collateral arterial circulation from the intercostal and mammary arteries (arrows).
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