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aortic pseudo-coarctation

"aortic kinking"
  • rare congenital anomaly of aortic arch
  • long, redundant thoracic aorta

  • 3-sign
  • a/w aortic valve abnormalities (bicuspid valve, AI, AS)
  • can develop aneurysms

  • no hemodynamic obstruction
  • no congenital ht dz

Cf: coarctation

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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