Cardiovascular · UKMLA & AKT
Coarctation of the aorta
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Congenital narrowing of the aorta - most commonly just distal to the left subclavian artery (at the ductus arteriosus site)
- Male predominance - approximately 2:1 male-to-female ratio
- Turner syndrome (45,XO) - most important genetic association; up to 30% of Turner patients affected
- Bicuspid aortic valve - present in approximately 50-85% of patients; most important cardiac association
- Berry (intracranial) aneurysms - present in ~10%; rupture may be the first presentation
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