TITLE:
Totally Occluded Coarctation of the Aorta in a Young Adult
AUTHORS:
Marguerite Téning Diouf, Mohamed Leye, Joseph Salvator Mingou, Aw Fatou, Ndeye Faye, Sy Aimé Mbaye, Malick Bodian, Aliou Alassane Ngaidé, Abdoul Kane
KEYWORDS:
Coarctation of Aorta, Complete Aortic Occlusion, High Blood Pressure, Adult
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.14 No.4,
April
28,
2024
ABSTRACT: We report the case of a 20-year-old female patient presenting with a totally occluded coarctation of the aorta. The patient was admitted for the evaluation of resistant grade III high blood pressure. The physical examination revealed a blood pressure gradient between the upper and lower limbs, absent femoral pulses, a diffuse continuous murmur over the chest, and hyperpulsatility of the carotid arteries and sternal notch. A transthoracic echocardiography outlined a narrowing in the caliber of the isthmic aorta without acceleration of flow or gradient. Thoracic CT angiography revealed a complete aortic coarctation with interruption of continuity between segment 3 and the descending aorta.