Aortic coarctation misdiagnosed as a descending thoracic aorta aneurysm
Aortic coarctation (AC) represents ∼7% of congenital cardiac diseases and is usually diagnosed in childhood or early adult life, depending on the severity of obstruction and associated malformations. Left untreated fewer than 20% of patients survive to age 50. We describe a case of thoracic AC, diag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204912000736 |