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Transthoracic echocardiography showed narrowing of the descending aorta; diameter of the aortic arch was 10.60 mm.
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Transthoracic echocardiography showed normal echocardiographic findings, long axis from the suprasternal notch demonstrated shelf-like narrowing of the descending aorta, diameter of the aortic arch was 10.60 mm (Figure 1), and continuous wave Doppler of the descending aorta revealed a peak velocity of 4.92 m/s and maximal systolic pressure gradient was 96 mmHg (Figure 2).
A Doppler echocardiographic gradient was 96 mmHg.
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Transthoracic echocardiography showed normal echocardiographic findings, long axis from the suprasternal notch demonstrated shelf-like narrowing of the descending aorta, diameter of the aortic arch was 10.60 mm (Figure 1), and continuous wave Doppler of the descending aorta revealed a peak velocity of 4.92 m/s and maximal systolic pressure gradient was 96 mmHg (Figure 2).
Computed tomography angiography demonstrates the postductal coarctation of the aorta. The descending aortic arch is tortuous and the diminutive left subclavian artery arises proximal to the coarctation.
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The transverse diameter of the proximal aortic arch was narrowed from 22 mm to 11 mm (Figure 3).