COARCTATION OF THE AORTA; REPORT OF A CASE WITH ASSOCIATED ANOMALIES
Authors: Emanuel Appelbaum, Mennasch Kalkstein
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Case Reports1 October 1938COARCTATION OF THE AORTA; REPORT OF A CASE WITH ASSOCIATED ANOMALIESEMANUEL APPELBAUM, M.D., MENNASCH KALKSTEIN, M.D.EMANUEL APPELBAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MENNASCH KALKSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-4-550 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCoarctation of the aorta is a very interesting congenital anomaly in which there is a narrowing or complete obliteration of the aorta in the region of the insertion of theductus arteriosus, distal to the origin of subclavian artery. Bonnet1has divided this anomaly into the infantile and adult types. The infantile type consists of a diffuse narrowing of the aorta between the origin of the subclavian artery and the insertion of theductus Botalli. The adult type is characterized by an abrupt constriction of the aorta a little beyond the subclavian artery, as if the aorta had been narrowed...Bibliography1. BONNET LM: Sur la lésion dite stenose congenitale de l'aorte dans la région de l'isthme, Rev. de med., 1903, xxiii, 108, 255, 335, 418. Google Scholar2. ABBOTT ME: Coarctation of the aorta of the adult type. II. A statistical study and historical retrospect of 200 recorded cases, with autopsy, of stenosis or obliteration of the descending arch in subjects above the age of two years, Am. Heart Jr., 1928, iii, 392, 574. Google Scholar3. BLACKFORD LM: Coarctation of the aorta, Arch. Int. Med., 1928, xli, 702. KING, J. T.: Stenosis of the isthmus (coarctation of the aorta) and its diagnosis during life, Arch. Int. Med., 1926, xxxviii, 69. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BRONSONSUTHERLAND EGA: Ruptured aortic aneurysms in childhood with report of a case of coarctation of the adult type, Brit. Jr. Child. Dis., 1918, xv, 241. Google Scholar5. ULRICH HL: Coarctation of the aorta (adult type). A report of three cases, Am. Heart Jr., 1932, vii, 641. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. PARKER HL: Aneurysms of cerebral vessels; clinical manifestations and pathology, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1926, xvi, 728. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. LICHTENBERGGALLAGHER HHHF: Coarctation of the aorta: anomaly of great vessels of neck and intermittent leakage of a cerebral aneurysm diagnosed during life, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1933, xlv, 1253. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. BAKERSHELDON TWWD: Coarctation of the aorta with intermittent leakage of a congenital cerebral aneurysm, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxci, 626. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: EMANUEL APPELBAUM, M.D.; MENNASCH KALKSTEIN, M.D.Affiliations: New York, N. Y.*Presented at the Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Bellevue Hospital Clinic, New York City, April 8, 1938.From the Fourth Medical Division, Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Charles H. Nammack, Director. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1938Volume 12, Issue 4 Page: 550-559 Keywords Aorta Arteries Congenital disorders Hospitals ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...