Coarctation of the aorta in a 6 month old
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Coarctation of the aorta in a 6 month old
A 6-month-old male presented with increased respiratory efforts, a low grade fever, O2 saturations in the high 80s and wheezing. Symptoms improved with nebulized albuterol. A chest X-ray revealed cardiomegaly and a rightsided infiltrate (Figs. 1 and 2); EKG revealed criteria consistent with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). An echocardiogram confirmed coarctation of the aorta (Fig. 3). Coarct...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Emergency Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1865-1372,1865-1380
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0251-3