A 38-year-old member asked:
Aortic coarctation , does it have many symptoms?
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Dr. Peter Karpawichanswered
47 years experience
Maybe: Aortic coarctation is a congenital narrowing of the main blood vessel leaving the heart. If the obstruction is severe, heart failure can result. If only mild narrowing, perhaps no symptoms. Diagnosis can be made by physical exam, chest xray and heart echocardiogram/doppler study.
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Dr. David Malpassanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 34 years experience
A few: Coarctation of the aorta may have no symptoms and be diagnosed after hypertension is detected. When severe, infants may present with shock or congestive heart failure. Other symptoms: headaches, chest pain, fainting, leg cramps during exercise, and cold feet.
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Last updated Jul 29, 2014
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