The histological changes found in the coronary arteries in 15 patients with coarctation of the aorta have been described. Qualitative and quantitative studies were performed and the results compared ...

The narrowing stops your blood from flowing as easily as it should, so your heart works harder to pump blood through the body. This can cause your left ventricle (one of your heart’s main pumping ...

These patients may present with recurrent coarctation. The aorta and branches are adequately mobilized, and the left subclavian artery is then ligated near the takeoff of the vertebral artery. The ...

The most common cause of carotid artery narrowing is a buildup of plaque in the arteries due to multiple risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, family history and ...

in the presence of a large PDA where diastolic runoff into the pulmonary arteries is significant, the continuous flow during diastole seen in coarctation may be absent. In addition, as the PDA ...