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Coarctation of abdominal aorta

MedGen UID:
870806
•Concept ID:
C4025263
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0004974

Definition

Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing or constriction of a segment of the abdominal aorta. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCoarctation of abdominal aorta

Conditions with this feature

Endocardial fibroelastosis and coarctation of abdominal aorta
MedGen UID:
341665
•Concept ID:
C1856971
•
Disease or Syndrome
See: Condition Record
Endocardial fibroelastosis and coarctation of abdominal aorta

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Role of endovascular therapies in the management of diverse thoracic aortic pathology.
Ford PF, Farber MA
Perspect Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 2007 Jun;19(2):134-43. doi: 10.1177/1531003507303740. PMID: 17704482
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the aorta.
Lindsay J Jr
Curr Probl Cardiol 1997 Oct;22(10):485-542. doi: 10.1016/s0146-2806(97)80004-7. PMID: 9339352
Secondary hypertension: evaluation and treatment.
Akpunonu BE, Mulrow PJ, Hoffman EA
Dis Mon 1996 Oct;42(10):609-722. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(96)90019-x. PMID: 8948319

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Mid-aortic syndrome presenting with unusual stenoses.
Burgazli KM, Daebritz SH
Postgrad Med 2014 May;126(3):274-6. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2014.05.2776. PMID: 24977344
Mid aortic syndrome: a rare vascular disorder.
Bhatti AM, Mansoor J, Younis U, Siddique K, Chatta S
J Pak Med Assoc 2011 Oct;61(10):1018-20. PMID: 22356041
Coarctation of abdominal aorta in a child--a case report.
Suri S, Malik N, Vaidya MG, Chugh KS, Sodhi JS
Indian Pediatr 1979 Jun;16(6):555-8. PMID: 533731

Prognosis

COARCTATION OF ABDOMINAL AORTA WITH RIGHT RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS.
BJOERK VO, INTONTI F
Ann Surg 1964 Jul;160(1):54-60. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196407000-00008. PMID: 14183090Free PMC Article

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