Korean J Med.
2004 Mar;66(3):293-297.
Middle aortic syndrome diagnosed at 51 years of age
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. coolygamdo@hanmail.net
Abstract
- A 51-year old woman was admitted to our hospital because of Exertional dyspnea, Palpitation, Headache, upper-limb hypertension, and lower-limb claudication. A loud systolic bruit was audible along Lt. carotid artery. Upper limb hypertension was responsed to drug moderately (included ACEI, alpha, beta-blocker, Ca++-channel blocker), but claudication of lower limb was aggravated, also on exertion, Blood Pressure of upper-limb was elevated to 180 mmHg. So, chest CT and Aortogram was performed, we confirmed long segmental stenosis from thorasic Aorta to the renal a. bifurcation level. Finally, We performed after axillo-femoral bypass surgery. After surgery, upper limb hypertension and lower limb claudication was improved.
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Atypical Middle Aortic Syndrome in a Middle Aged Woman: A case report
- Middle Aortic Syndrome with Superior Mesenteric and Bilateral Renal Artery Involvement: Unusual Type of Aortic Coarctation
- A Case of Dissection in Marfan Syndrome with Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
- Periodic Surveillance and Medical Management of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- A Case of 51 Year Old Woman with Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Associated with Regurgitation
