Emergent Presentation of an Adult with Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta

Coarctation of the aorta is typically thought to be a childhood disease. However, emergency physicians must keep a broad differential diagnosis when faced with a young patient with signs and symptoms of acute congestive heart failure. The authors present a case of newly diagnosed coarctation of the...

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Main Authors: Shannon Armistead, David Mullins, Stephen Sherick, John Ashurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5756983