..Starting node ..Pseudocoarctation of the aorta (HP:0005295)
Term ID:
5295
Name:
Pseudocoarctation of the aorta
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Definition:
Pseudocoarctation is a congenital anomaly of kinking, or buckling, of the aorta without a pressure gradient across the lesion. It is characterized by elongation and kinking of the aorta at the level of the ligamentum arteriosum.