Coarctation

Distinct from this diffuse and moderate stenosis at the isthmus is the condition known as coarctation of the aorta, or marked stenosis often amounting to complete obliteration of its lumen, seen in adults and occuring at or near, oftenest a little below, the insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum into the aorta. ❋ Unknown (1918)

That almost certainly meant the boy had a "coarctation," or blockage of his aorta, which is the key pipeline supplying oxygen-rich blood to the body. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In a child with coarctation of the aorta, the aorta is too narrow at the portion just after the upper-body arteries branch off - this obstructs blood flow. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is important that children born with coarctation of the aorta continue to see a cardiologist. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When an infant has severe coarctation of the aorta, in most cases a doctor in the birth hospital will notice symptoms. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A surgical procedure performed to repair coarctation of the aorta, using part of the left subclavian artery as a patch to enlarge a narrowed aorta. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Most children who have repair of coarctation of the aorta recover completely and won't require additional procedures. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the narrowing is mild, coarctation of the aorta might not be diagnosed until the child is older or even an adult. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Would you recommend a ketogenic diet like Protein Power for one who was born with subaortic stenosis and coarctation narrowing of the aorta? ❋ Unknown (2007)

C. Crafoord and G. Nylin, Congenital coarctation of the aorta and its surgical treatment, J. Thoracic Surg., ❋ Unknown (1964)

According to Bonnet96 this coarctation is never found in the fetus or at birth, and is due to an abnormal extension of the peculiar tissue of the ductus into the aortic wall, which gives rise to a simultaneous stenosis of both vessels as it contracts after birth—the ductus is usually obliterated in these cases. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The condition, a hypoplastic aortic arch and coarctation of the aorta, was life-threatening. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In children, stents are used to mechanically enlarge anatomic structures for conditions such as peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, the heart defect coarctation of the aorta, and atrial septal defects created by interventional techniques to provide oxygenated blood. ❋ Unknown (2010)