5/3/2023 0 Comments Causes of radiofemoral delay![]() ![]() He was also noted to be hypertensive by his GP a week prior to admission and was started on Ramipril. These symptoms were preceded by flu-like symptoms. Case Presentationģ1-year-old male presented with dyspnoea on exertion NYHA class II, orthopnoea, and lower limb oedema for three weeks. We present an extremely rare case of dilated cardiomyopathy as a presentation of aortic coarctation in an adult patient. His heart failure and blood pressure responded very well to medical therapy and he has been referred for surgical correction of his aortic coarctation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Follow-up TTE suggested the presence of coarctation of the aorta on a suprasternal view which was not performed at the time of his first TTE. Two weeks following admission he complained of left arm pain and CT upper limb confirmed embolic occlusion of the left brachial artery and incidental severe coarctation of the proximal descending aorta after the origin of the left subclavian artery. 31-year-old male with no past medical history apart from high blood pressure noted by GP one week prior to admission presented with a three-week history of a flu-like illness and symptoms of heart failure with severe global left ventricular dilation and dysfunction on Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). ![]()
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