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Review Case Reports
[The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of atypical aortic coarctation].
- T Vicente, E Pinar, A García, A Gómez, J López, D Pascual, J M Felices, and M Valdés.
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario de Murcia.
- Rev Esp Cardiol. 1997 Nov 1; 50 (11): 802-5.
AbstractWe report the case of a 20-year-old woman with severe hypertension diagnosed two months previously. The symptoms and physical examination suggested the diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta, but a transthoracic echocardiogram and a thoracic CT scan were normal. Nevertheless, a severe stenosis of the thoracoabdominal aorta was demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography. The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography for the diagnosis of atypical coarctation of the aorta is discussed.
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