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Aortic coarctation has been recognized since the late 1700s [1], but the first and largest post-mortem series appeared in 1928 [2]. Nevertheless, the condition was not commonly diagnosed clinically until the early 1930s. Although de novo lesions in adults are rare, primary aortic coarctation has been documented in patients over a wide range of ages and with varying degrees of severity—in general, the condition presents most commonly in infancy. Aortic coarctation is considered significant if an invasively determined pressure gradient is >20 mmHg at rest or >30 mmHg after exercise in adolescents and adults. Untreated coarctation can cause left ventricular pressure overload and left ventricular hypertrophy, premature coronary artery disease, and, eventually, heart failure.
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Diethrich, E.B. (2013). Endovascular Management of Coarctation of the Aorta. In: Gabriel, E., Gabriel, S. (eds) Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4429-8_42
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