COARCTATION OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA WITH DEATH FROM RUPTURE OF AN ANEURYSM OF A CEREBRAL ARTERY
Authors: S F KAUFMAN, J W MARKHAM
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Case Reports1 August 1955COARCTATION OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA WITH DEATH FROM RUPTURE OF AN ANEURYSM OF A CEREBRAL ARTERYS. FRED KAUFMAN, M.D., JAMES W. MARKHAM, M.D.S. FRED KAUFMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES W. MARKHAM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-2-418 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe so-called "adult type" of coarctation of the thoracic aorta is a relatively uncommon congenital abnormality. The incidence of this condition has been reported by Reifenstein, Levine and Gross1 as being one in every 3,000 autopsies. The association of this disorder with rupture of a cerebral artery aneurysm in the same individual has been well recognized and was recently documented by Wright.2Coarctation of the abdominal aorta is an extremely rare condition. 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