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Pseudocoarctation as cause of a refractory hypertension.

Amico A, Michaud JL, Baron O, Al Habash O, Despins P, Gaudin R, Duveau D

Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France. alessioamico@tiscali.it

Pseudocoarctation of the aorta is an abnormality of the descending portion of the aortic arch at the level of the isthmus without a real pressure gradient. We report a case of a stenotic pseudocoarctation causing severe refractory hypertension.

Published 6 April 2007 in J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 8(4): 289-90.
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