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Familial Aortic Coarctation: A Rare Cause of Refractory Hypertension in the Elderly: A Case Report

We report the first case of late presentation of familial aortic coarctation, a rare cause of hypertension. Diagnosis of familial aortic coarctation in the elderly is exceptional, given that in the absence of endovascular or surgical repair patients do not usually survive beyond 50 years of age. Our...

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Autores principales: Lara-Rojas, Carmen M., Bernal-Lopez, M. Rosa, Lopez-Carmona, M. Dolores, Gomez-Huelgas, Ricardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4602944/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25634191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000000467