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Alternate Name(s): Aortic coarctation ...... Aortic coarctation is a birth defect in which the major artery from the heart (the aorta) is narrowed somewhere along its length, most commonly just past the point where the aorta and the subclavian artery meet.
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Coarctation of the aorta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Coarctation of the aorta , or aortic coarctation , is a congenital condition whereby the aorta narrows in the area where the ductus arteriosus (ligamentum arteriosum after regression) inserts. Ther...
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Aims The significance of mild residual descending aortic narrowing in post-coarctectomy patients is not known. The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of mild residual descending aortic narrowing on blood pressure and vascular damage in patients after repair of aortic coarctation.
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eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/1/84
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Learn about Coarctation of the Aorta and ongoing care ... Although infection of a coarctation can occur, it isn’t likely. More commonly, patients may develop infection of a coexisting abnormal aortic valve. All patients are advised to practice good oral care.
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11069
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Coarctation of the aorta — or aortic coarctation — is a narrowing of the aorta, the large blood vessel that branches off your heart and delivers oxygen-rich blood to your body. When this occurs, your heart must pump harder to force blood through the narrow part of your aorta.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/coarctation-of-the-aorta/DS00616
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Women with aortic aneurysms due to coarctation of the aorta, even after repair of the coarctation, are at high risk of aortic rupture during ... If you have had aortic coarctation repair and are considering becoming pregnant, careful management of your blood pressure is important to help keep you and your baby healthy.
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After repair of the aortic coarctation, 97-98% of patients are New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I. Impaired diastolic left ventricular function and persistent hypertrophy due to increased pressure gradient at the coarctation site during exercise may result in myocardial hypertrophy despite successful...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/150369-overview
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Ungerleider RM, Ebert PA. Indications and techniques for midline approach to aortic coarctation in infants and children. Ann Thorac Surg. Nov 1987;44(5):517-22. [Medline].
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/903965-overview
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