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.