Aortic Coarctation

Synonyms

Aorta Coarctation

Aorta Coarctations

Aorta Dominant Coarctation

Aorta Dominant Coarctations

Aortic Coarctations

Coarctation of Aorta

Coarctation of Aorta Dominant

Coarctation of the Aorta

Coarctation, Aortic

Coarctations, Aortic

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.