LA8B.21
Coarctation of aorta
Coartação da aorta
CategoryDefinition
A congenital cardiovascular malformation in which there is a discrete luminal narrowing of the junction between the aortic arch and the descending aorta. Additional information: 'Coarctation of the aorta' generally indicates a narrowing of the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery. However, the term may also be accurately used to refer to a region of narrowing anywhere in the thoracic or abdominal aorta.
Index Terms
Coarctation of aortaaortic coarctationPreductal coarctation of aortaPostductal coarctation of aortaDescending thoracic or abdominal aortic coarctationmiddle aortic syndromeCoarctation of the descending thoracic aortaCoarctation of the abdominal aortaabdominal aortic coarctation