The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2014 , Vol 56 , Num 6
Middle Aortic Syndrome in a Teenager
Departments of 1Cardiovascular Surgery and 2Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
E-mail: mehmet.tasar@hotmail.com
Middle aortic syndrome (MAS) is a rare pathology that involves diffuse/ segmental narrowing of the distal thoracic or abdominal aorta. The most common clinical manifestation is severe hypertension, which requires multiple antihypertensive medications and/or surgical repair. We report the surgical repair of MAS in a 14-year-old male. Keywords : middle aortic syndrome, aortic caoarctation.
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