Corkscrewing of retinal arterioles leading to diagnosis of coarctation of aorta

Corkscrewing of retinal arterioles leading to diagnosis of coarctation of aorta

Coarctation of aorta (CoA) usually leads to elevation of blood pressure above the site of obstruction and this elevated blood pressure probably gets transferred and is reflected in the retinal arterioles producing certain signs of hypertensive retinopathy. Fundus examination helps in differentiating...

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Main Authors: A Shaik, K V Praveen Kumar, P Chiranjeevi, S Abdul Khader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Coarctation of aorta
Corkscrewed arterioles
Hypertension in young
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2018;volume=64;issue=4;spage=253;epage=254;aulast=Shaik

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