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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2020; 08(01): 023-024
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1701000
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Calcific Plug Obstructing the Thoracic Aorta

Federico Del Re
1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
,
Andrea De Martino
1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
,
Giosuè Falcetta
1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
,
Uberto Bortolotti
1   Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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19 June 2018

18 November 2019

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29 June 2020 (online)

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Abstract

We describe a case of a 57-year-old woman with occlusion of the thoracic aorta due to a calcific plug as an unusual cause of refractory hypertension. Middle aortic syndrome, also known as “coral reef aorta,” defined as a clinical condition caused by thoracic and/or abdominal aortic stenosis, requires peculiar treatment strategies representing a complex surgical challenge.

Keywords

aortic occlusion - hypertension - aortic syndrome