Conditions mimicking coarctation of the aorta

Coarctation of the aorta is a cause of right arm hypertension in children and of heart failure in infants after ductal closure. We present two cases with these presentations that were initially thought to be coarctation of the aorta. They were subsequently diagnosed as Takayasu's arteritis in t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2007-10, Vol.28 (5), p.385-388
Hauptverfasser:	Harahsheh, A S, Kulkarni, A, Becker, C, Ross, R D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging Aortic coarctation Aortic Coarctation - diagnosis Arteriovenous malformations Carotid Artery, Common - pathology Carotid Stenosis - epidemiology Case studies Child Comorbidity Complications and side effects Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Infant, Newborn Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnosis Magnetic Resonance Angiography Subclavian Steal Syndrome - epidemiology Takayasu Arteritis - diagnosis Takayasu Arteritis - epidemiology Takayasu's arteritis Ultrasonography
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Zusammenfassung:	Coarctation of the aorta is a cause of right arm hypertension in children and of heart failure in infants after ductal closure. We present two cases with these presentations that were initially thought to be coarctation of the aorta. They were subsequently diagnosed as Takayasu's arteritis in the older child and a large cerebral arteriovenous malformation in the infant. These conditions should be in the differential of right arm hypertension and of aortic flow reversal on echocardiography.
ISSN:	0172-0643 1432-1971
DOI:	10.1007/s00246-007-0038-3