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Delayed diagnosis of aortic coarctation : the third medical visit.
Ablack male native of Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa) met a doctor for the first time at age 3 because of an inability to walk. A traditional African medical practitioner left the parents with little hope. Nevertheless, the patient was finally able to walk but continued to suffer an inability to run. His second meeting with a doctor was at age 30 in the intensive care unit of Abidjan Hospital, Côte...
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We report a case of a 46-year old man who presented with spontaneous bright red blood per mouth for several months. The patient had history of aortic coarctation repair at age 17. Endoscopy and nasopharyngeoscopy revealed no source of bleeding. Computed tomography scan revealed the presence of thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm with the formation of an aortobronchial fistula (ABF). This case illust...
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Aortic coarctation is a rare but dangerous condition. Presence of aortic dissection in addition to coarctation is significantly rarer and more life-threatening. Here, we present a case of acute inferior MI due to aortic dissection complicating a native aortic coarctation. A 17-year-old boy was admitted to our emergency department due to severe chest pain and loss of consciousness. His ele...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2019.1646593