Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital heart defect characterized by a localized narrowing of the aorta. It may occur as an isolated defect or in association with other cardiac anomalies.
Most common diseases
Left Cardiac Ventricle Disorder
Coarctation of the Aorta. Chest radiograph Coarctation of the Aorta (severe). PA chest radiograph Left anterior oblique film Coarctation of the Aorta. [bcm.edu]
Coarctation of the aorta The incidence of coarctation of the aorta in Victoria is around one in every 2,000 births. [betterhealth.vic.gov.au]
PA chest radiograph Condition Description: Coarctation of the Aorta. Interrupted Aortic Arch. Interrupted Aortic Arch. Chest radiograph. [bcm.edu]
Aortic Stenosis with Bicuspid Valve
Coarctation of the aorta signifies a constriction of the aorta in the region of its juncture with the ductus arteriosus or its vestige. [jamanetwork.com]
THIS IS CASE 4,555 OF 4,932 JUMP TO CASE 4,554 Coarctation of the Aorta with Dilated Left Subclavian Artery 4,553 Type A Dissection Nicely Seen with Gated Acquisition CURRENT [ctisus.com]
Aortic dissection: Bleeding into and along the wall of the aorta Coarctation of the aorta: Narrowing of the aorta at some point along its length [nm.org]
Hypertension
[…] of the abdominal aorta or renal artery stenosis BP difference between upper and lower extremities to assess for coarctation of the thoracic aorta Thyromegaly to assess for [web.archive.org]
[…] of the aorta; essential hypertension Six to 12 years Renal parenchymal disease; essential hypertension; renal vascular disease; endocrine causes; coarctation of the aorta [aafp.org]
[…] of aorta Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Renal artery stenosis Renal parenchymal disease Wilms tumor Neuroblastoma Coarctation of aorta Renal parenchymal disease Renovascular [emedicine.medscape.com]
Essential Hypertension
Cardiovascular (Coarctation of the aorta) 3. Renal (Renovascular i.e RAS and renal artery occlusion or Parenchymal i.e ch. [slideshare.net]
Coarctation of the aorta - This uncommon cause of hypertension. 8. [health.am]
Causes include renal disease, genetic causes, renal vascular hypertension, primary hyperaldosteronism, Cushing's syndrome, pheochromocytoma, coarctation of the aorta (uncommon [health.am]
Turner Syndrome
We describe hereunder a case of TS diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta due to high blood pressure detected by accident. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Evaluate 4-limb blood pressures, because of the high incidence of coarctation of the aorta. [emedicine.com]
[…] of the aorta or renal anomalies but often occur even in the absence of such findings Cardiac murmurs: Cardiovascular malformations include hypoplastic left heart [5], coarctation [emedicine.com]
Pediatric Hypertension
In prepubertal children a secondary cause for hypertension including renal disease, coarctation of the aorta or endocrine disease should be excluded by appropriate evaluation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] with coarctation of the aorta can lower blood pressure but may not reduce it to normal levels. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Cushing disease Preschool/kindergarten ( Renal: parenchymal disease, vascular disease Heart: coarctation of the aorta Endocrine: pheochromocytoma, Cushing disease Renal: [learn.pediatrics.ubc.ca]
Coarctation of the Aorta
Rarely, coarctation of the aorta develops later in life. Traumatic injury might lead to coarctation of the aorta. [mayoclinic.org]
Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital heart defect in which a segment of the aorta is narrowed. [symptoma.com]
Sketch showing heart with coarctation of the aorta. [en.wikipedia.org]
Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain
Category: Blog, Podcasts Tagged: acute hip pain, alprostadil, Anterior cord syndrome, apical nerve block, Brown Sequard, Central cord, chin, coarctation of the aorta, complete [roshreview.com]
PHACE Syndrome
As published, about one third of patients (31 %) had further ophthalmologic abnormalities, and cardiac anomalies, including coarctation of the aorta. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
It presents with a large facial hemangioma associated with anomalies of the posterior fossa of the brain, arterial anomalies, cardiac anomalies, coarctation of the aorta, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] of the aorta and cardiac defects, and Eye abnormalities. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Aortic Dilation
aorta (CoA). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] descending aorta with coarctation (3); descending thoracic or abdominal aorta without coarctation (4); and unspecified (8). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Left insert : pre-operative situation, showing dilation of the ascending aorta and coarctation at the level of aortic isthmus. [pubs.sciepub.com]