Congenital Abnormality
aortic coarctation
[ ey-awr-tik koh-ahrk-tey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Congenital Heart Defects
Definitions related to aortic coarctation:
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(aorta coarctation) Congenital constriction of the aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery; causes upper body hypertension but few other symptoms; may present as headache or dyspnea on exertion.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A birth defect characterized by the narrowing of the AORTA that can be of varying degree and at any point from the transverse arch to the iliac bifurcation. Aortic coarctation causes arterial HYPERTENSION before the point of narrowing and arterial HYPOTENSION beyond the narrowed portion.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Congenital narrowing of a segment of the aorta. Signs and symptoms include hypertension, muscle weakness, shortness of breath, headaches and leg cramps.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(coarctation of aorta) Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing or constriction of a segment of the aorta.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Coarctation of the aorta is a localized narrowing of the aortic lumen that results in upper-extremity hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and malperfusion of the abdominal organs and lower extremities. Symptoms vary with the anomaly�s severity and range from headache, chest pain, cold extremities, fatigue, and leg claudication to...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing of the aorta most commonly found just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. Most patients with coarctation have juxtaductal coarctation.WebMD, 2019
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The aorta is the largest artery in your body. It moves oxygen-rich blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Narrowing of the aorta (aortic coarctation, pronounced ko-ahrk-TAY-shun) forces your heart to pump harder to move blood through the aorta.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Coarctation of the aorta is defined as a narrowing in the aorta, most commonly at the site of insertion of the ductus arteriosus, just distal to the left subclavian artery. Less commonly, there may be diffuse arch hypoplasia with a long segment of narrowing, proximal to the left subclavian artery, or the obstruction may be in the...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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