An unusual aortic coarctation

An unusual aortic coarctation.

From the time that coarctation of the aorta was first described by Morgagni in 1771 (cited by Evans, 1933) until 1944, when Crafoord and Nylin (1945) and Gross (1945) independently managed the lesion successfully by a surgical procedure, the lesion remained a curiosity which challenged the descriptive powers of anatomists and pathologists and which proved a diagnostic exercise for clinicians. T...

Interrenal type of abdominal aortic coarctation with unusual complications.

Repair of an unusual aortic coarctation using an extracellular matrix patch.

The surgical treatment of neonatal aortic coarctation is usually accomplished with a termino-terminal anastomosis or a subclavian flap. The use of a patch to enlarge the isthmal narrowing may be an alternative but is frequently complicated by aneurysmal dilatation on the aortic wall opposite to the patch, probably because it disrupts the vascular anatomic integrity. Extracellular matrix patches...

Coarctation of a right-sided aortic arch and an unusual vascular ring.

The clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and surgical therapy of a coarcted right-sided aortic arch associated with a vascular ring are described.

Association of aortic coarctation and malignant right coronary artery anomaly: an unusual cause of angina pectoris

A 53-year-old man with exercise-induced ischemia was referred for investigation. Coronary angiography revealed a right coronary artery originating from the trunk of the left coronary artery, and an aortic coarctation was observed on aortography. A CT angiogram confirmed these findings. Resection of the aortic coarctation and reimplantation of the ostial portion of right coronary artery into its...