A case of Takayasu arteritis mimicking aortic coarctation. 2021

Zahra Khajali, and Parisa Seilani, and Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, and Mozhgan Parsaee, and Niloufar Akbari Parsa
Rajaee Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Tehran, Iran.

A 23-year-old woman with history of tetralogy of Fallot presented with new hypertension and constitutional symptoms first diagnosed as coartation of aorta based on primary imaging but that turned out to be Takayasu arteritis after more evaluation by laboratory data and complementary imaging modalities . <Learning objective: Inflammatory vasculitis involving large vessels such as Takayasu arteritis might mimic congenital structural heart diseases like aortic coarctation in rare cases due to post inflammatory strictures in thoracic aorta and aortic arch main branches. This report demonstrates the importance of history taking, physical examination, and using different imaging modalities for the most accurate diagnosis.>.

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