title: Unexpected diagnosis of severe coarctation of the aorta after ketamine procedural sedation.
abstract: A 12-year-old child presented to the emergency department with a right forearm fracture. After administration of an intravenous dose of ketamine for fracture reduction, he developed severe hypertension. This sign led us to discover an undiagnosed coarctation of the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain. mariajo_p_g@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Jose
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Perez-Garcia
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Garcia
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siles-Sanchez-Manjavacas
mesh_terms: D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000139:chemically induced*; D007649:Ketamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000778:Anesthetics, Dissociative; D007649:Ketamine