Co-existence of severe coarctation of the aorta and aortic valve stenosis in a 65-year-old woman: a case report.
Coarctation of the aorta is usually diagnosed and corrected early in life. Survival to more than 60 years of age of a patient with unrepaired coarctation of the aorta is extremely unusual, and the optimal management strategies for such patients are controversial. We describe the case of a woman who was first diagnosed as having coarctation of the aorta and aortic valve stenosis at the age of 65 years and underwent successful aortic valve replacement.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Oita, Oita, Japan.
Daisuke
D
Onohara
Aiko
A
Sato
Yuichi
Y
Tasaki
Takafumi
T
Yamada
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans