title: Aortic coarctation: a rare and unexpected cause of secondary arterial hypertension in the elderly.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, General Hospital Middelhelm, Antwerpen, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Convens
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vermeersch
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paelinck
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van den Heuvel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van den Branden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications*; D001158:Arteries; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology