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Calcific Plug Obstructing the Thoracic Aorta

We describe a case of a 57-year-old woman with occlusion of the thoracic aorta due to a calcific plug as an unusual cause of refractory hypertension. Middle aortic syndrome, also known as “ coral reef aorta ,” defined as a clinical condition caused by thoracic and/or abdominal aortic stenosis, requi...

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Published in:Aorta (Stamford)
Main Authors: Del Re, Federico, De Martino, Andrea, Falcetta, Giosuè, Bortolotti, Uberto
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers 2020
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7324252/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32599631
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1701000
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