All of the following causes death in Coarctation of the aoa except –
Correct Answer: Anterior MI
Description: The chief hazards of proximal aoic severe hypeension include cerebral aneurysms and hemorrhage, aoic dissection and rupture, premature coronary aeriosclerosis, and LV failure; infective endaeritis may occur on the coarctation site or endocarditis may settle on an associated bicuspid aoic valve, which is estimated to be present in up to 75% of patients. ( Harrison&;s principle of internal medicine,18th edition,pg no. 1925)
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