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

✍ Scribed by Convens, C. ;Vermeersch, P. ;Paelinck, B. ;Van den Heuvel, P. ;Van den Branden, F.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 436 KB
Volume: 39
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199609)39:1<71::aid-ccd15>3.0.co;2-r

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✦ Synopsis

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 conservatlvely.

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