Distinct from this diffuse and moderate stenosis at the isthmus is the condition known as coarctation of the aorta, or marked stenosis often amounting to complete obliteration of its lumen, seen in adults and occuring at or near, oftenest a little below, the insertion of the ligamentum arteriosum into the aorta.    From Wordnik.com.  [VI. The Arteries. 2. The Aorta] Reference

It is important that children born with coarctation of the aorta continue to see a cardiologist.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coarctation of the Aorta] Reference

C. Crafoord and G. Nylin, Congenital coarctation of the aorta and its surgical treatment, J. Thoracic Surg.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dickinson W. Richards - Nobel Lecture] Reference

If the narrowing is mild, coarctation of the aorta might not be diagnosed until the child is older or even an adult.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coarctation of the Aorta] Reference

Most children who have repair of coarctation of the aorta recover completely and won't require additional procedures.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coarctation of the Aorta] Reference

When an infant has severe coarctation of the aorta, in most cases a doctor in the birth hospital will notice symptoms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coarctation of the Aorta] Reference

Would you recommend a ketogenic diet like Protein Power for one who was born with subaortic stenosis and coarctation narrowing of the aorta?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Metabolism and ketosis | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference

A surgical procedure performed to repair coarctation of the aorta, using part of the left subclavian artery as a patch to enlarge a narrowed aorta.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cardiac terms and definitions] Reference

In a child with coarctation of the aorta, the aorta is too narrow at the portion just after the upper-body arteries branch off - this obstructs blood flow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coarctation of the Aorta] Reference

The condition, a hypoplastic aortic arch and coarctation of the aorta, was life-threatening.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

I know how difficult this can be, as my little one was born with a coarctation of the aorta.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't Get Me Started with Linda Sharp] Reference

However, there will be another coarctation with full two year followup will be the complete final clinical data step.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

In children, stents are used to mechanically enlarge anatomic structures for conditions such as peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, the heart defect coarctation of the aorta, and atrial septal defects created by interventional techniques to provide oxygenated blood.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

Structural abnormalities in the heart – problems with the heart’s valves, chambers, or vessels (for example, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or coarctation of the aorta).    From Wordnik.com.  [Syncope (Fainting) in Children and Teenagers] Reference

Another example would be the case of a pregnant woman who was diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hyptertension PPH, Marfan’s syndrome with aortic root involvement, complicated coarctation of the aorta, or peripartum cardiomyapthy with residual dysfunction.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Overreach of Abortion Bans] Reference

"That we be not seduced by vain philosophy," let those places be rightly understood; and they do, indeed, excellently set forth the true bounds and limitations whereby human knowledge is confined and circumscribed, and yet without any such contracting or coarctation, but that it may comprehend all the universal nature of things; for these limitations are three: the first, "That we do not so place our felicity in knowledge, as we forget our mortality;" the second.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Advancement of Learning] Reference

What is coarctation of the aorta?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coarctation of the Aorta] Reference

(SBP) ≥ 140 mmHg and / or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 90 mmHg over a 2-month period or, for those who were on anti-hypertensive medication, SBP / DBP ≥ 120 / 80 mmHg at two consecutive visits over a 2-month period; (2) an initial diagnosis of hypertension between 20 and 51 years of age; (3) no secondary causes of hypertension (such as chronic renal disease, renal arterial stenosis, primary aldosteronism, coarctation of the aorta, thyroid disorders, Cushing's syndrome and pheochromocytoma), which were ruled out through extensive clinical investigations.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

HLHS and coarctation of aorta.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archives of Pediatrics current issue] Reference