Coarctation Definition

Coarctation Sentence Examples

• Evidence exists that at least some cases of coarctation may be inherited.

• Coarctation of the aorta (COA) is a congenital heart defect that develops in the fetus.

• In a constricture or coarctation, the sides (walls) of the aorta press together abnormally, impeding the flow of blood.

• Approximately 10 percent of newborns with congenital heart disease have symptomatic coarctation of the aorta.

• Thirty percent of infants with Turner syndrome, for example, also have coarctation.