Giant descending aortic pseudo-aneurysm in an adult man with uncorrected aortic coarctation
Abstract Background Aortic coarctation (CoAo) accounts for 6 to 8% of all congenital heart diseases and occurs two to five times more often in males. The uncorrected aortic coarctation is complicated by hypertension, ascending and descending aortic aneurysms, endarteritis, and heart failure. The aor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2021-09-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43044-021-00206-0 |