coarctation of the aorta

Question 1

what is coarctation of the aorta

Answer 1

congenital narrowing of the descending aorta

Question 2

associations with coarctation of the aorta

Answer 2

turner’s syndrome
bicuspid aortic valve
berry aneurysms
neurofibromatosis
males

Question 3

features of coarctation of the aorta

Answer 3

infancy: heart failure
adult: hypertension
radio-femoral delay
mid systolic murmur, maximal over the back
apical click from the aortic valve
notching of the inferior border of the ribs - not seen in children