NOUN
- tight or narrow compression
- (biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta
How To Use coarctation In A Sentence
- 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. Cardiac terms and definitions
- Objective : To study the value of diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta color Doppler echocardiography.
- 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. VI. The Arteries. 2. The Aorta
- The aortic arch was not hypoplastic, and no evidence for coarctation was noted.
- When an infant has severe coarctation of the aorta, in most cases a doctor in the birth hospital will notice symptoms. Coarctation of the Aorta
- If the narrowing is mild, coarctation of the aorta might not be diagnosed until the child is older or even an adult. Coarctation of the Aorta
- Peripheral pulses (radial and femoral) also should be measured for rate and rhythm and to rule out coarctation of the aorta.
- These anomalies include patent ductus arteriosus, vascular ring, and coarctation of aorta.
- Most children who have repair of coarctation of the aorta recover completely and won't require additional procedures. Coarctation of the Aorta
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