title: [Interrupted aortic arch in a 68-year-old female with hypertension].
abstract: Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare congenital malformation of the aorta and aortic arch. We report the case of a 68-year-old female with hypertension and poor control of blood pressure levels. She was diagnosed with aortic coarctation by aortography during young age. A double access angiography was performed that showed a type A IAA, a rare condition in adults that may cause hypertension.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benincasa
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fineschi
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ceccherini
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*