Emergent Presentation of an Adult with Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta

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
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spelling doaj-2dbb7354e78d46cc99ee1d7a65951dd82020-11-25T02:35:56ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Emergency Medicine2090-648X2090-64982018-01-01201810.1155/2018/57569835756983Emergent Presentation of an Adult with Undiagnosed Coarctation of the AortaShannon Armistead0David Mullins1Stephen Sherick2John Ashurst3West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, 400 N. Lee St., Lewisburg, WV 24901, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Duke LifePoint Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, 1086 Franklin Street, Johnstown, PA 15905, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kingman Regional Medical Center, 3269 Stockton Hill Road, Kingman, AZ 86409, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Kingman Regional Medical Center, 3269 Stockton Hill Road, Kingman, AZ 86409, USACoarctation 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 aorta in a 26-year-old male who was first misdiagnosed with pneumonia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5756983
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title_short Emergent Presentation of an Adult with Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta
title_full Emergent Presentation of an Adult with Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta
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description 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 aorta in a 26-year-old male who was first misdiagnosed with pneumonia.
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