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Complications
By Mayo Clinic staffUntreated coarctation of the aorta frequently leads to complications. Several of the complications are a result of long-standing high blood pressure caused by the aortic coarctation.
Complications of coarctation of the aorta include:
- High blood pressure
- Stroke
- Rupture of the aorta
- Premature coronary artery disease — narrowing of the blood vessels that supply the heart
- Weakened or bulging artery in the brain (cerebral aneurysm)
In addition, if the coarctation of the aorta is severe, your heart may not be able to pump adequate blood to the organs of your body, resulting in the failure of organs such as your kidneys or liver.
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- Coarctation of the aorta. American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11069. Accessed Dec. 8, 2009.
- Hoschtitzky JA, et al. Aortic coarctation and interrupted aortic arch. In: Anderson RH, et al. Paediatric Cardiology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/book/player/book.do?method=display&type=bookPage&decorator=header&eid=4-u1.0-B978-0-7020-3064-2..00049-7&uniq=174691007&isbn=978-0-7020-3064-2&sid=926979263#lpState=open&lpTab=contentsTab&content=4-u1.0-B978-0-7020-3064-2..00049-7%3Bfrom%3Dtoc%3Btype%3DbookPage%3Bisbn%3D978-0-7020-3064-2. Accessed Dec. 8, 2009.
- Agarwala BN, et al. Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Dec. 8, 2009.
- Agarwala BN, et al. Management of coarctation of the aorta. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Dec. 8, 2009.
- Prevention of infective endocarditis: Guidelines from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2007;116:1736.
- Grogan M (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 15, 2009.
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