Tardus-parvus Doppler waveform in the renal arteries of an adult patient suggesting aortic coarctation

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 458-460

  Kriaa, Soulef ^a   Zbidi, Mohamed ^a   Hafsa, Chiraz ^a   Brahem, Radhia ^a   Majdoub, Senda ^a   Golli, Mondher ^a   Gannouni, Amor ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aortic coarctation; Arterial hypertension; Duplex Doppler sonography; Renal artery; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTOGRAPHY; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG; MALE; RENAL ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYMPTOM; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AORTIC COARCTATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 33845989085     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20267     Document Type: Article

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