title: [Coarctation of the descending aorta. A rare form of connatal aortic stenosis].
abstract: A clinical diagnosis of a coarctation of the aorta was made in a 17-year-old female hypertensive patient. Angiography revealed an atypical stenosis of the descending aorta which was surgically corrected. The causes of aortic stenoses are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000151:congenital*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Koarktation der Aorta descendens. Eine seltene Form der konnatalen Aortenstenose.