An unusual manifestation of congenital abdominal aortic coarctation

Bates, R.L.; Khoury, R.T.; Rahbar, A.

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 28(6): 740-742

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9509
PMID: 3667687
Document Number: 296694
Coarctation of the abdominal aorta is uncommon, occurring in only 0.5-2% of aortic coarctations. This disease is usually manifest by upper body hypertension. A case report of a thirty-three-year-old female who had the unusual manifestation of peripheral emboli to both lower extremities secondary to fibrin emboli from her infrarenal segmental aortic coarctation was presented. This is the only case we know of to be manifest in this manner. No others could be found in an English-language literature search.

Document emailed within 1 workday
Secure & encrypted payments