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Descriptor
English
:
Aortic Coarctation
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Coartación Aórtica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Coartação Aórtica
Tree Number:
C14.240.400.090
C14.280.400.090
C16.131.240.400.090
Definition
English
:
A birth defect characterized by the narrowing of the AORTA that can be of varying degree and at any point from the transverse arch to the iliac bifurcation.
Aortic coarctation
causes arterial
HYPERTENSION
before the point of narrowing and arterial
HYPOTENSION
beyond the narrowed portion.
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
1022
Unique Identifier:
D001017
Occurrence in VHL
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