Echocardiographic diagnosis of secondary coarctation complicating the repair of a traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the aorta

S H Weitz; A J Gindea; E S Katz; I Kronzon

doi:10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80449-5

Echocardiographic diagnosis of secondary coarctation complicating the repair of a traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the aorta

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1991 Jul-Aug;4(4):393-6. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80449-5.

Authors

S H Weitz¹, A J Gindea, E S Katz, I Kronzon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, NY.

PMID: 1910837
DOI: 10.1016/s0894-7317(14)80449-5

Abstract

An 18-year-old patient underwent repair of traumatic aortic pseudoaneurysm. Postoperatively, the physical examination showed hypertension with 30 mm Hg gradient between the upper and lower extremities. Doppler echocardiographic evaluation demonstrated a new (secondary) aortic coarctation at the site of the repair. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed the detailed anatomy and the cross-sectional area of the coarctation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Aorta, Thoracic
Aortic Aneurysm / etiology
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Coarctation / etiology*
Echocardiography, Doppler* / methods
Esophagus
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications* / diagnostic imaging
Wounds and Injuries / complications