COARCTATION OF THE AORTA

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Case Reports1 February 1947COARCTATION OF THE AORTAJOSEPH R. FONTANETTA, M.D.JOSEPH R. FONTANETTA, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-26-2-283 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCoarctation of the aorta is infrequently encountered clinically, although it is one of the most common congenital cardiac anomalies. In Abbott's series of 1000 cases of congenital cardiovascular defects, this condition was noted in 142 instances, being the primary lesion in seventy-nine. Baugh1places the incidence as high as one per thousand in the general population, while Blackford2maintains from his study of necropsy material that the frequency approximates one in 1550 cases. Similarly Levine3has stated that one in every 2000 persons in the general population has this abnormality. Abbott and Weiss4have emphasized the frequency with which this...Bibliography1. BAUCH DD: Coarctation of the aorta, Mississippi Doctor, 1943, xxi, 159. Google Scholar2. BLACKFORD LM: Coarctation of the aorta, Arch. Int. Med., 1928, xl, 1702. Google Scholar3. LEVINE SA: Clinical heart disease, 3rd ed., 1945. Google Scholar4. ABBOTTWEISS ME: The diagnosis of congenital cardiac disease, 1928. Google Scholar5. LEWIS T: Material relating to coarctation of the aorta of the adult type, Heart, 1933, xvi, 205. Google Scholar6. RYTLAND DA: Renal factor in arterial hypertension with coarctation of the aorta, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1938, xvii, 391. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. BROTCHNER RJ: Etiology of hypertension resulting from coarctation, Arch. Path., 1939, xxviii, 676. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, N. Y.*Received for publication February 26, 1946.From the Merchant Marine Medical Center, 107 Washington Street, New York City.Published with the permission of the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service, Washington, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 February 1947Volume 26, Issue 2Page: 283-287KeywordsAortaArmed forcesLesionsMedical servicesSurgeons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...