Coarctation of the aorta – a rare cause of arterial hypertension
Keywords:
hypertension, coarctation of the aortaAbstract
Coarctation of the aorta represents 7% of all
congenital cardiovascular diseases. Constriction of
the aorta, most commonly distal to the origin of the
left subclavian artery, is present in this anomaly,
which occurs twice as commonly in males as in
females. Two-thirds of children who have coarctation
developed hypertension.
The authors report the case of a young boy (13-
year-old), with serious secundary hypertension,
which investigation proved to be due to coarctation of aorta.
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