The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 46(3): 158-160DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1010216 Case Report © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Coarctation of the Aorta Presenting in a 79-Year-Old Male Y. Patel, M. I. Jilani, K. Cho Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J., USA Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article All articles of this category Abstract We present a case of coarctation of the aorta with a poststenotic aneurysm in a 79-year-old male patient. Diagnostic studies included computed tomographic angiogram, magnetic resonance angiogram and digital substraction angiogram. Our patient underwent operative therapy that resulted in improvement of his hypertension and cardiac function. Key words Coarctation - Post-stenotic aneursym - Aorta - Old age PDF (709 kb)
