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LA8B.21 Coarctation of aorta

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

A congenital cardiovascular malformation in which there is a discrete luminal narrowing of the junction between the aortic arch and the descending aorta. Additional information: 'Coarctation of the aorta' generally indicates a narrowing of the descending thoracic aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery. However, the term may also be accurately used to refer to a region of narrowing anywhere in the thoracic or abdominal aorta.

synonyms

• Coarctation of aorta
• aortic coarctation
• Preductal coarctation of aorta
• Postductal coarctation of aorta
• Descending thoracic or abdominal aortic coarctation
• middle aortic syndrome
• Coarctation of the descending thoracic aorta
• Coarctation of the abdominal aorta
• abdominal aortic coarctation

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