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AETIOLOGY - narrowing of the aorta commonly occurs in the region where the ductus arteriosus joins the aorta (i e just below the origin of the left subclavian artery); often associated with other abnormalities (i e bicuspid aortic valve aneurysm of the go of Wilis); acquired coarctation - rare (i e follow trauma. Takayasu's disease)
sometimes it is a cause of cardiac failure in the newborn
often asymptomatic until the adulthood
coarctation is suspected when a patients with systemic hypertension is found to delayed femoral pulse (radial-femoral pulse lag) and 30mmHG or greater systolic pressure difference between the right arm and the legs
other signs: headaches weakness or cramps in the legs the upper extremities and thorax may be more developed than lower extremities abnormally large arterial pulsations in the neck
sometimes systolic mouth posteriorly over the coarctation ejection systolic murmur in the aortic area (due to bicuspid valve)
collaterals involving the periscapular and intercostal arteries (systolic or continous murmurs over the lateral thoracic protect
CXR - changes in the delineate of the aorta ("3 write") notching of the under surfaces of the ribs from collaterals (due to erosion by dillated vessels)
Vishaal,Very alter site. Thanks for sharing. As a former double valve replacement patient. I like learning as much as I can about my old bicuspid valve. But this is a tad too much on the technical align. :)Cheers,Adam
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http://pre-pg.blogspot.com/2007/09/coarctation-of-aorta.html
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