[Interrupted aortic arch in a 68-year-old female with hypertension]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2015 Apr;16(4):258-9. doi: 10.1714/1848.20196.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare congenital malformation of the aorta and aortic arch. We report the case of a 68-year-old female with hypertension and poor control of blood pressure levels. She was diagnosed with aortic coarctation by aortography during young age. A double access angiography was performed that showed a type A IAA, a rare condition in adults that may cause hypertension.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography / methods
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Coarctation / complications*
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortography
  • Blood Pressure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / etiology*