Aortic coarctation
Overview
A rare inherited birth defect where the heart blood vessel called the aorta has a narrowed area which affects blood flow. The degree of constriction is variable which mild cases asymptomatic until adulthood.
Aortic Coarctation -- Adult
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Aortic Coarctation -- Adult
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Aortic coarctation may or may not have symptoms. If you experience any of these symptoms, do not assume it is because of aortic coarctation. These symptoms may be caused by other, less serious health conditions.
Aortic coarctation is a narrowing of part of the aorta (the major artery leading out of the heart). It is a type of birth defect. Coarctation means narrowing.
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Aortic coarctation
Definition of Coarctation of the aorta:
Aortic coarctation is a narrowing of part of the aorta (the major artery leading out of the heart). It is a type of birth defect. Coarctation means narrowing.
Aortic coarctation
*In decreasing order of frequency.
Left-to-right shunts: Oxygenated blood from the left heart (left atrium or left ventricle) or the aorta shunts to the right heart (right atrium or right ventricle) or the pulmonary artery through ...
Shah S; Aortic Coarctation, eMedicine, Oct 2008
Syamasundar Rao P et al; Coarctation of the Aorta, eMedicine, Jul 2009
Vijayalakshmi K, Griffiths A, Hasan A, et al; Late hazards after repair of coarctation of the aorta. BMJ.
Aortic Coarctation (Coarctation of the Aorta)
Aortic Dissecting Intramural Hematoma (Aortic Dissection)
Aortic Insufficiency (Aortic Regurgitation)
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Regurgitation
Aortic Stenosis
Arrhythmias
Arteriosclerosis (Atherosclerosis) ...
An echocardiogram may help detect the location and severity of the aortic coarctation and can assess for other heart defects, such as a bicuspid aortic valve.
Electrocardiogram.
Aneroid monitor, aneurysms, angina, angiogenesis, angiogram, antihypertensive, aneurysm, aorta, aortic coarctation, artery, arteriogram, atherosclerosis, blood clot, cholesterol, chronic heart failure (CHF), coronary heart disease (CHD), ...
Aortic Coarctation Balloon Angioplasty
Aortic Coarctation Repair Surgery
Atrial Septal Defect Repair Surgery
Balloon Valvuloplasty for Valvular Aortic Stenosis
Carotid Endarterectomy
Cox-Maze Procedure
Mitral Valve Repair ...
More than half of those diagnosed with aortic coarctation also have a bicuspid aortic valve.
Aortic coarctation
Pregnancy
Marfan's Syndrome (a genetic disorder that results in a defect in components that make up wall structure of the aorta)
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Cardiac surgery
Trauma to the chest
Cocaine abuse ...
A narrowing of the aorta, or aortic coarctation
Bleeding in and along the wall of the aorta, or aortic dissection
Evidence of stroke ...
Antibiotic-associated Colitis-C difficile
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Anxiety
Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Coarctation ...
They are often caused by an abnormal breakdown of the elastic fibers in the aortic wall. Other causes of thoracic aneurysms include aortic coarctation (often resulting from a genetic disorder such as Turner's syndrome).
Repair of aortic coarctation
Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), follow-up surgical repairs in patients with TOF
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coronary artery disease (CAD), dilated portions of arteries (aneurysms), blood vessel obstructions or clots (embolisms), and/or premature narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis). There is also an increased risk for aortic coarctation in some ...
 See also: Aneurysm, Symptom, Heart Disease, Surgery, Sclerosis
  
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