Congenital narrowing of a segment of the aorta. Signs and symptoms include hypertension, muscle weakness, shortness of breath, headaches and leg cramps.
Definition (CSP)
congenital constriction of the aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery; causes upper body hypertension but few other symptoms; may present as headache or dyspnea on exertion.
Definition (MSH)
A birth defect characterized by the narrowing of the AORTA that can be of varying degree and at any point from the transverse arch to the iliac bifurcation. Aortic coarctation causes arterial HYPERTENSION before the point of narrowing and arterial HYPOTENSION beyond the narrowed portion.
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Spanish
COARTACION AORTICA, Coartación de aorta (preductal) (postductal), Coartación de aorta, Coartación aórtica, Aortic coarctation, coartación aórtica, coartación de aorta (trastorno), coartación de aorta, SAI (trastorno), coartación de aorta, SAI, coartación de aorta, Coartación de la aorta, Coartación Aórtica, Coartacion Aortica
German
AORTENISTHMUSSTENOSE, Isthmusstenose der Aorta, Isthmusstenose der Aorta (praeduktal) (postduktal), Koarktation der Aorta, Aortenisthmusstenose, Aortenkoarktation, Coarctatio aortae
Dutch
aortacoarctatie, aortastrictuur (voor en achter ductus arteriosus), coarctatie van aorta, Coarctatio aortae
French
Coarctation de l'aorte (précanalaire) (postcanalaire), COARCTATION DE L'AORTE, Coarctation aortique, Coarctation de l'aorte