title: Hypoplasia, pseudocoarctation and coarctation of the aorta - a systematic review.
abstract: Aortic arch abnormalities are uncommon and may be seen in association with other congenital cardiac anomalies. Coarctation, pseudocoarctation and hypoplastic aortic arch are known aortic arch abnormalities, with the former being well studied, whilst for the latter two, much less is known. There are similarities and differences that are important to distinguish among these three conditions in order to avoid errors in diagnosis that may result in unnecessary investigations, which may in turn result in physical or emotional harm to the patient. For this reason, we present a systematic review of the published literature providing an evidence-based overview that may be helpful to clinicians when faced with this diagnostic dilemma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA.
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseasey, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA.
authors.forename: Fayaz A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Hakim
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseasey, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA.
authors.forename: Ashwini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseasey, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA.
authors.forename: R Raina
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute-Charlotte-Blythe, Charlotte, USA.
authors.forename: Prasad M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Panse
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseasey, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA.
authors.forename: Krishnaswamy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
authors.affiliation: Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA.
authors.forename: Jorge R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Alegria
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseasey, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA. Electronic address: mookadam.farouk@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Farouk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mookadam
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Aorta; Coarctation; Congenital heart disease; Hypoplastic arch; Pseudocoarctation