A Case of Severe Asymptomatic Aortic Coarctation in an Adult Female
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Coarctation of the aorta is typically a disease of childhood and early adulthood, and there is a reduced life expectancy in patients who have not undergone correction. Survival to older age is rare, due to severe cardiovascular complications. We describe the case of a woman first diagnosed with coarctation of aorta at an advanced age.
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دوره 2011 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011