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Coarctation of Aorta in Children. [PDF]

open access: yesCureus, 2018
Doshi AR, Chikkabyrappa S.
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Coarctation of the Aorta

Nursing Journal of India, 1968
Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital constriction of the aorta in the distal part of the aortic arch, usually in the isthmus region and close to the site of insertion of the ductus arteriosus.
H B, Shumacker   +3 more
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COARCTATION OF THE AORTA

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1949
The examination of a large proportion of the youths of this country by the various examiners of the selective service boards resulted in a considerable number of rejections for military service because of persistent elevation of the blood pressure. Many of these persons were advised to consult their family physicians for advice and treatment.
H D, ADAMS, D I, RUTLEDGE, C R, SOUDERS
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Coarctation of the aorta

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 1999
Balloon angioplasty or early surgical correction is recommended once coarctation of the aorta has been diagnosed. Medical management is not a long-term option. The rate of restenosis is higher in infants and children than in adults, but the incidence of residual or late hypertension increases with age at initial intervention.
, Mack, , Burch, , Sahn
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Coarctation of the Aorta

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 2009
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) and interrupted aortic arch (IAA) may be seen as the two ends of the spectrum of extracardiac obstruction to the left ventricular (LV) output. The term “aortic coarctation” describes a discrete narrowing of the descending aortic lumen at the level of ductus arteriosus by a single posterior shelf of tissue; “aortic ...
Anita, Phan, Faramarz, Tehrani
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Coarctation of the aorta

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual, 2000
Controversy still exists in the literature regarding definitive therapy for repair of coarctation of the aorta. Major factors involve not only the timing of repair, but also the method of repair, whether surgical or by percutaneous transluminal balloon dilatation.
Joseph J., Amato   +3 more
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Coarctation of the aorta

Current Cardiology Reports, 2005
Coarctation of the aorta is an important, treatable cause of secondary hypertension. Its prevalence varies from 5% to 8% of all congenital heart defects. This condition is most often detected because of a murmur or hypertension found on routine examination.
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Coarctation of the Aorta

Medical Clinics of North America, 1977
Coarctation of the aorta is a cause of hypertension that can present dramatically in the severely ill infant or appear incidentally in the asymptomatic young adult. Coarctation is easily detected and there is good evidence that the extremely poor natural history can be altered favorably by surgical correction. The elevated blood pressure can be lowered
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