RT Journal
A1 PROUDFIT WL, ERNSTENE A
T1 THe diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD April 9
VO 139
IS 15
SP 985
OP 989
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900320015005
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900320015005
AB One of the most important advances in surgery in recent years has been the development of technics for the cure of certain forms of cardiovascular disease. A new addition in this field is a procedure for treatment of coarctation of the aorta of the adult type. In this anomaly a short segment of the aorta in the region of the ligamentum arteriosum is constricted and the lumen of the vessel reduced, usually to a diameter of 6 mm. or less. The circulation to the portion of the body below the level of stenosis, is maintained by anastomoses between branches of the subclavian and axillary arteries and the intercostal arteries which arise from the aorta below the site of constriction.In the past, recognition of coarctation of the aorta was of academic interest only, but because a form of surgical treatment is now available, its detection has become a matter of