pseudocoarctation of aorta

Epidemiology

• rare congenital anomaly of the aortic arch

Pathology

• elongation of the aortic arch with 'kinking' at the level of the ligamentum arteriosum
• no pressure gradient across the kink

More general terms

• congenital anomaly (birth defect)
• arterial disease

Additional terms

• coarctation of the aorta