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Symptoms:
Number of Conditions: 1
Coarctation of the Aorta
Specialty: Cardiovascular
Category: Heart Diseases
Sub-category: Congenital Heart Diseases
Symptoms:
high blood pressure; weak or absent pulses in the legs; cold feet; headaches; nosebleeds; leg cramps or pain during exercise
Root Cause:
Narrowing of the aorta, leading to increased workload on the heart and reduced blood flow to the lower body.
How it's Diagnosed: videos
Echocardiogram, chest X-ray, ECG, MRI, or CT angiography.
Treatment:
Balloon angioplasty, stent placement, or surgical repair.
Medications:
Antihypertensives (e.g., beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors) to manage high blood pressure.
Prevalence:
How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Accounts for 5-8% of all congenital heart defects; more common in males.
Risk Factors:
Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Genetic syndromes (e.g., Turner syndrome), family history of heart defects.
Prognosis:
The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Good with early treatment; long-term blood pressure monitoring is essential.
Complications:
Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Persistent hypertension, aortic rupture, heart failure, endocarditis.