title: Unrecognized coarctation of the aorta predisposes to aortic rupture after blunt trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Witwatersrand Medical School, and Johannesburg Hospital, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: Douglas M G
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bowley
authors.forename: Kenneth D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Boffard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology