Download - Coarctation of Aorta - A case report
Case Presentation
Presenter-
Dr. Hriday Ranjan Roy
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Rangpur Medical College Hospital
Case Presentation
Miss Sathi, 24 years old, student, hailing from Kishoreganj, admitted into this hospital with the complaints of -
1) Headache, dizziness and fatigue-2 years
2) Shortness of breath- 2 years.
3) Pain in leg after prolong walking- 2 years.
The patient states that she developed headache, dizziness and fatigue two years back. Symptoms gradually aggravated during last two years. She also felt tiredness and shortness of breath after walking or heavy works. It was also associated with leg cramps specially after walking prolong distance. She had no H/O rheumatic fever, asthma or cyanosis of lower limbs.
For these above complaints, she attended to local doctor and was diagnosed as a case of hypertension and absent of lower limb pulses.
She had no family history of the same disease. Her menstrual history is normal.
She used to take ARB (Losartan potassium) and Beta blocker (tenoren) to control her hypertension.
General examination on admission
Appearance – normalNo anemia, jaundice or cyanosis. No edema or dehydration. No clubbing or koilonychias. Neck glands- not palpable. JVP- not raised.Pulse- 80/minB.P- 185/95mmHG ( in arm)
Leg- not recordable.
CVS examination
Pulses Right Left
Radial + +
Brachial + +
Axillary + +
Carotid + +
Femoral - -
Popliteal - -
Post. Tibial - -
Dorsalis pedis - -
Precordium
Inspection- NormalPalpation- Apex beat- left 5th ICS medial to
midclavicular line. No parasternal heave.Auscultation- S1, S2- audible.
Added sound- An ejection systolic murmur over left sternal border, more prominent over posterior interscapular region.
Other system reveals no abnormality.
Provisional diagnosis- Coarctation of aorta
Diagnostic workout
CXR- P/A view- no cardiomegaly, no rib notching.
LAO view- normal. ECG- normal. Echo- 2D & M mode-
LVIDd- 42mm, LVIDs-27mm, EF-62%, IVST- 10mm, PWT- 10mm, LA- 33mm, AO- 38mm, ACS- 16mm.
Echo (cont….)Description-
LA, RA, RV, PA- NormalLV- mild concentric hypertrophy. AO- dilated.IAS, IVS- intact.MV- normal in appearance.AV- Bicuspid with mild reduction in cusp separation.
A constriction suggestive of Coarctation of aorta seemed to be present distal to left subclavian artery.
Impression- 1) Coarctation of aorta2) Bicuspid aortic valve.3) Mild concentric LV hypertrophy4) Fair LV systolic function
Photograph of Echo
CXR P/A View
CXR lateral view
CXR LAO View
Cardiac catheterization (Sheldinger)
Pressure-
Arch- 162/87mmHg
Descending aorta- 101/76mmHg.
Arch- There is a coarctation distal to the origin of left subclavian artery. No PDA seen.
Descending aorta- Post stenotic dilatation. Both renal arteries are normal.
Impression- Coarctation of aorta distal to left subclavian artery.
Cardiac catheterization
Biochemical investigations
1) CBC- within normal limit. 2) RBS- 6.2mmol/L3) Blood urea- 29mg%4) S. creatinine- 1.0mg%5) S. cholesterol- 137mg%.6) LDL- 75mg%7) HDL- 43mg%8) S. Triglyceride- 10mg%.
Confirmed diagnosis
Coarctation of Aorta.
Surgery was done on 11/4/2007 under G/A.Incision- Left postero-lateral thoracotomy through 4 th
ICS.
Identification of coarctation (just distal to left subclavian artery).
Dissection and control of aorta proximal and distal to coarctation as well as left subclavian artery.
PDA was found distal to coarctation. Multiple ligation of PDA done (after reducing B.P with nitroprusside).
Aortotomy, excision of posterior shelf and aortoplasty was done using PTFE onlay patch.
Patient position
Incision
Left lateral thoracotomy
Dissection and mobilization
Mobilization and control
The procedure ( internet)
Post operative CXR
Post operative periods
1) Uneventful
2) Hypertension was controlled by GTN.
Outcome- 1) Immediate appearance of lower limb pulses.
2) Improvement of symptoms.
3) Reduction of anti-hypertensive drug doses.
4) Reduction of brachiocephalic hypertension.
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