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'Unkinking' the 'Kink' Normalizes the Doppler Pattern

Authors :
Elaina A. Blickenstaff
Michael O’Shea
Timothy Barry
Reza Arsanjani
John P. Fasolino
Donald J. Hagler
Francois Marcotte
David S. Majdalany
Source :
Diagnostics, Vol 14, Iss 14, p 1550 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) comprises 5–7% of congenital heart disease and can present as an isolated narrowing in the aortic arch just distal to the left subclavian artery or can be associated with cardiac abnormalities such as a bicuspid aortic valve, aortopathy, or ventricular septal defects. With the advances in the medical field, intervention on CoA can either be via surgical repair or endovascular stenting. Echocardiography is the mainstay in diagnosing CoA, with tomographic imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography providing supplementary assessment of the aorta, valves, and collateral vessels. We present a case of a young hypertensive male who was noted to have a continuous cardiac murmur with diagnostic Doppler pattern of CoA on echocardiography that normalized soon after percutaneous stenting.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754418
Volume :
14
Issue :
14
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Diagnostics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.59d814b846984e57b07af35f480cecc7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14141550