title: Coarctation of the aorta in adolescents and adults: A review of clinical features and CT imaging.
abstract: Coarctation of the aorta (CoA), while usually identified and treated in the neonatal/infant period, is increasingly seen in adults, either primarily or (more often) following repair. Imaging plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, therapeutic planning, and follow-up of patients with CoA. Clinical management of CoA in adults optimally involves a multidisciplinary team; accordingly, imagers should be familiar with the underlying pathology, associations, and management of CoA in addition to imaging protocoling and interpretation. We will review the relevant clinical and imaging features of CoA, with an emphasis on patients beyond childhood.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Nance
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ringel
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 601 N. Caroline St, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: efishman@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Elliot K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adult congenital heart disease; Cardiac computed tomography; Coarctation of the aorta; Computed tomography; Congenital heart disease