Hypothermic circulatory arrest for the surgical treatment of complicated adult coarctation of the aorta
Tomas Gudbjartsson, MD*,
Manu Mathur, MD*,
Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD*,
Lishan Aklog, MD ,
John G. Byrne, MD, FACC* and
Lawrence H. Cohn, MD, FACC*,*
* Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA

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Figure 1 A magnetic resonance imaging scan showing recurrent coarctation with 40% narrowing of the proximal descending thoracic aorta. Associated with a significant exercise gradient and systemic hypertension.
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