CONGENITAL COARCTATION OF THE LOWER THORACIC AORTA - A RARE SURGICALLY CORRECTABLE CAUSE OF HYPERTENSION IN THE YOUNG - CASE-REPORT

Authors
AMARAL FTV RIBEIRO PJF SALGADO HC
Citation
Ftv. Amaral et al., CONGENITAL COARCTATION OF THE LOWER THORACIC AORTA - A RARE SURGICALLY CORRECTABLE CAUSE OF HYPERTENSION IN THE YOUNG - CASE-REPORT, International journal of cardiology, 39(2), 1993, pp. 109-111
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
International journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01675273
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
109 - 111
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-5273(1993)39:2<109:CCOTLT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We report a case of congenital coarctation of the lower thoracic aorta . The patient, a 15-year-old man, presenting with the signs of classic al coarctation, had the diagnosis confirmed by an aortography. A good surgical result was achieved by means of resection of the internal she lf and aortoplasty using a bovine pericardium patch. One year after th e operation the patient has normal blood pressure with good femoral pu lses.