Aortic coarctation: a rare and unexpected cause of secondary arterial hypertension in the elderly

C Convens; P Vermeersch; B Paelinck; P Van den Heuvel; F Van den Branden

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199609)39:1<71::AID-CCD15>3.0.CO;2-R

Aortic coarctation: a rare and unexpected cause of secondary arterial hypertension in the elderly

Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1996 Sep;39(1):71-4. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199609)39:1<71::AID-CCD15>3.0.CO;2-R.

Authors

C Convens¹, P Vermeersch, B Paelinck, P Van den Heuvel, F Van den Branden

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, General Hospital Middelhelm, Antwerpen, Belgium.

PMID: 8874951
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199609)39:1<71::AID-CCD15>3.0.CO;2-R

Abstract

We present a 72-year-old man with long-standing moderate hypertension, due to an aortic coarctation, who presented with a myocardial infarction. In view of his advanced age the aortic coarctation was treated conservatively.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Coarctation / complications*
Arteries
Humans
Hypertension / etiology*
Male
Myocardial Infarction / etiology