[The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of atypical aortic coarctation].
We report the case of a 20-year-old woman with severe hypertension diagnosed two months previously. The symptoms and physical examination suggested the diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta, but a transthoracic echocardiogram and a thoracic CT scan were normal. Nevertheless, a severe stenosis of the thoracoabdominal aorta was demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography. The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography for the diagnosis of atypical coarctation of the aorta is discussed.
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Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario de Murcia.
Pinar
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García
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Gómez
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López
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Pascual
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Felices
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Valdés
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