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Aortic isthmus massive calcifications: an unusual case of secondary hypertension

We present the case of a 63-year-old woman who was hospitalized five times in 4 months for episodes of heart failure, associated with a sustained hypertension despite a fivefold therapy. The pathophysiological mechanism of the hypertension was a secondary hyperaldosteronism linked to a renal hypoper...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Soukeur, Sadia, Cosset, Benoit, Farhat, Fadi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10683169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38012735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02390-3
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Sumario:We present the case of a 63-year-old woman who was hospitalized five times in 4 months for episodes of heart failure, associated with a sustained hypertension despite a fivefold therapy. The pathophysiological mechanism of the hypertension was a secondary hyperaldosteronism linked to a renal hypoperfusion due to the narrowing of the thoracic aorta by a huge calcified plaque, mimicking an aortic coarctation.