Incidental Finding of an Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta Causing Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Adult
Joint Authors
Ibrahim, Abdalla
Satti, Zahir
Curtin, Ronan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-2, 2 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
2
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
31-year-old male with no past medical history apart from high blood pressure noted by GP one week prior to admission presented with a three-week history of a flu-like illness and symptoms of heart failure with severe global left ventricular dilation and dysfunction on Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE).
Two weeks following admission he complained of left arm pain and CT upper limb confirmed embolic occlusion of the left brachial artery and incidental severe coarctation of the proximal descending aorta after the origin of the left subclavian artery.
Follow-up TTE suggested the presence of coarctation of the aorta on a suprasternal view which was not performed at the time of his first TTE.
His heart failure and blood pressure responded very well to medical therapy and he has been referred for surgical correction of his aortic coarctation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ibrahim, Abdalla& Satti, Zahir& Curtin, Ronan. 2017. Incidental Finding of an Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta Causing Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Adult. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144110
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ibrahim, Abdalla…[et al.]. Incidental Finding of an Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta Causing Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Adult. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144110
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ibrahim, Abdalla& Satti, Zahir& Curtin, Ronan. Incidental Finding of an Undiagnosed Coarctation of the Aorta Causing Dilated Cardiomyopathy in an Adult. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144110
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144110