title: Familial pseudocoarctation of the aorta.
abstract: Pseudocoarctation of the aorta (PCOA) is an unusual congenital malformation of the aortic arch characterized by an acute anterior angulation of the aortic arch at the level of the ligamentum arteriosum with little or no obstruction. This report describes the occurrence of PCOA and other aortic arch abnormalities including true coarctation, right aortic arch, and aneurysms of the proximal and distal aortic arch in three generations of a single family. To our knowledge, a familial form of PCOA has not been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Atalay
authors.forename: Lazaros K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Kochilas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed