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REPORT OF A CASE WITH DIAGNOSTIC ROENTGENOGRAMS

MAY G. WILSON, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1932;44(2):390-393.

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Coarctation of the aorta or stenosis of the aortic isthmus (adult type) is rarely recognized clinically during childhood. The recent description of diagnostic roentgenologic criteria by Railsback and Dock¹ and Fray² should facilitate earlier diagnosis. The comprehensive review of the embryology, pathology and pathologic physiology of coarctation of the aorta by Hamilton and Abbott,³ Abbott,⁴ King⁵ and Blumgart, Lawrence and Ernstene⁶ makes recapitulation unnecessary.

REPORT OF A CASE

History.—A colored girl, aged 20, had been under observation at the Heart Clinic of the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital since the age of 9 years. She was born in the West Indies, and was the youngest of three children. Her two sisters and the mother were alive and well. The father had died of an unknown cause. The patient was born at full term and developed normally, being free from the usual diseases . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
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From the Department of Pediatrics, Cornell University Medical College and the New York Nursery and Child's Hospital.

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