2024年12月11日 · Identify the key clinical features and diagnostic criteria of coarctation of the aorta in patients across different age groups. Differentiate coarctation of the aorta from other causes of secondary hypertension and cardiovascular conditions.

2024年7月20日 · Tests are done to diagnose coarctation of the aorta. Echocardiogram. Sound waves are used to create images of the beating heart. An echocardiogram shows how blood flows through the heart. The test can often tell which part and how much of the aorta is narrowed.

2024年10月19日 · Coarctation of the aorta (pronounced koh-ark-TEY-shun) is a type of congenital heart defect. Congenital means present at birth. It occurs when a part of the aorta is narrower than usual. People with coarctation of the aorta should follow-up regularly with a heart doctor throughout their lives.

2022年8月28日 · Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital heart defect in which your baby’s aorta (the largest artery in their body) is pinched in or narrowed in one spot. This restricts normal blood flow to their lower body.

2024年2月8日 · Clinical signs: weak femoral pulses, ejection systolic murmur in left infraclavicular region, unequal blood pressure between arms, difference in pre and post-ductal oxygen saturations, cold extremities; later signs: left ventricular heave, radio/radial-femoral delay.

Coarctation of the aorta is a localized narrowing of the aortic lumen that results in upper-extremity hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and, if severe, malperfusion of the abdominal organs and lower extremities.

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for approximately 5–8% of all congenital heart defects. Depending on the severity of the CoA and the presence of associated cardiac lesions, the clinical presentation and age vary. Developments in diagnosis and management have improved outcomes in this patient population.

Coarctation of the aorta may require either cardiac catheterization or open heart surgery, depending on the severity of the narrowing and on other factors such as your child's age and overall health. Surgeons can remove the narrowed section of the aorta and then sew the ends of the aorta back together, or they can enlarge the aorta with a patch.

2021年11月8日 · There is regurgitant flow from the aorta into the left ventricle which causes the diastolic murmur. The left ventricle wall thickness is increased due to aortic pressure elevation caused by the aortic coarctation. The patient's position should be sitting leaning forward.

Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing of the aorta that causes a blockage to blood flow. Most coarctations are congenital and are usually discovered in infancy; however, some coarctations develop over time. The narrowing may be discrete or may extend over a …