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Drugs can be used to treat the hypertension and heart failure. Surgery is recommended for infants with other, associated cardiac defects and for those infants not responding to drug therapy
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A congenital narrowing of the aorta is known as?
coarctation of the aorta
What are the life expectancy with coarctation of aorta COA repaired and treated since newborn?
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What is the prognosis for a severe coarctation of the aorta?
Surgery is required for infants that have severe coarctation of the aorta or have associated cardiac defects. The average life span of children who have coarctation of the aorta is 34 years of age.
What is an abnormal aorta?
an aorta which is not normal ,it can be aneurysm coarctation aorta and etc....
What is the prognosis for women with coarctation of the aorta?
Women who have an uncorrected coarctation of the aorta have a mortality rate of 10% during pregnancy and a 90% rate of complications.
What does coarctation of the aorta mean?
This is a condition in which the aorta narrows where the ductus inserts. The meaning of the word coarctation is in fact narrowing. This disease is common for grown ups and for children too.
How often does a coarctation of aorta occur?
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a relatively common defect that accounts for 5-8% of all congenital heart defects. Coarctation of the aorta may occur as an isolated defect or in association with various other lesions, most commonly bicuspid aortic valve and ventricular septal defect (VSD). The diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta may be missed unless an index of suspicion is maintained, and diagnosis is often delayed until the patient develops congestive heart failure (CHF), which is common in infants, or hypertension, which is common in older children.
What consquences does coarctation of the aorta have?
Among the consequences of coarctation of the aorta is ventricular hypertrophy, an enlarging of the left ventricle in response to the increased back pressure of the blood and the demand for more blood by the body.
What is Coarctation of the Aorta?
The coarctation of the aorta is a condition resulting in the aorta narrowing near where the ductus arteriosus connects. You can get more information about this at the Wikipedia. Once on the website, type "Coarctation of the aorta" into the search field at the top of the page and press enter to bring up the information.
What is the congenital narrowing of the large artery leading from the heart is called?
coarctation of the aorta
What complications accompany coarctation of the aorta?
Frequently, there are other congenital cardiac complications present. Infants with Turner syndrome have a 45% rate of also having coarctation. There is evidence that some cases of coarctation may be inherited.
When caring for a child with coarctation of the aorta the nurse assesses for the most common clinical manifestation which is?
clubbing of the digits
