| Autor: |
J W, Vriend, G A, van Montfrans, A M, Spijkerboer, B J, Mulder |
| Jazyk: |
Dutch; Flemish |
| Rok vydání: |
2004 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde. 148(4) |
| ISSN: |
0028-2162 |
| Popis: |
Three adult patients, a woman aged 37 and two men aged 22 and 23 years respectively, were admitted due to an unexplained hypertension. After a significant delay, the diagnosis of aortic coarctation was established for these patients. In two of them the abnormality was operatively corrected and the blood pressure subsequently normalised; the third patient is on the waiting list for the operation. In all three patients an earlier diagnosis could have been established, had accurate blood-pressure measurements of both arms and at least one leg been performed. Late detection and treatment of aortic coarctation have a profound detrimental effect on survival. Therefore it is extremely important to accurately measure the blood pressure in the limbs of young patients with hypertension. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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