Hypoplasia of the aorta: report of a case
| Autor: | Pentti I. Halonen, Kalevi Pyörälä, Per-Erik Heikel |
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| Rok vydání: | 1959 |
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Aorta
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test Heart disease business.industry Coarctation of the aorta Hemodynamics medicine.disease Hypoplasia Blood pressure medicine.artery Internal medicine cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology Humans Angiocardiography Differential diagnosis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | American heart journal. 57(2) |
| ISSN: | 0002-8703 |
| Popis: | A case of solitary hypoplasia of the aorta in a 14-year-old boy is reported. The suspicion of aortic hypoplasia was aroused by the absence of the aortic knob at x-ray examination. Angiocardiography showed an extreme hypoplasia of the aorta. Catheterization of the right heart revealed normal hemodynamics in the pulmonary circulation. The systolic blood pressure in the arms was remarkably elevated, but the diastolic pressure was normal. The systolic pressure in the legs was lower than that in the arms. This finding first led to the diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta. An interesting clinical feature was the finding of extremely narrow retinal arteries on ophthalmoscopy. Aortic hypoplasia should be considered in the differential diagnosis in cases of obscure cardiac failure in young individuals and in cases of congenital heart disease. |
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