title: [The usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of atypical aortic coarctation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario de Murcia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pinar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Felices
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valdés
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography