A Case of Severe Asymptomatic Aortic Coarctation in an Adult Female
Coarctation of the aorta is typically a disease of childhood and early adulthood, and there is a reduced life expectancy in patients who have not undergone correction. Survival to older age is rare, due to severe cardiovascular complications. We describe the cas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Cardiology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/535463 |
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| Summary: | Coarctation of the aorta is typically a disease of childhood and early adulthood,
and there is a reduced life expectancy in patients who have not undergone correction. Survival to
older age is rare, due to severe cardiovascular complications. We describe the case of a woman first
diagnosed with coarctation of aorta at an advanced age. |
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| ISSN: | 2090-6404 2090-6412 |