Coarctation of The Aorta Coa in India
Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing, or constriction, in a portion of the aorta. The condition forces the heart to pump harder to get blood through the aorta and on to the rest of the body. The treatment of Coarctation of the aorta involves surgery or a catheter-based procedure to fix the narrowing.
The right doctor to consult for Coarctation of the aorta is a Cardiac Surgeon.
To diagnose the Coarctation of the aorta, Echocardiograms are performed, as this test can often show the doctor, the location and severity of the aortic coarctation. It can also reveal other heart defects, such as a bicuspid aortic valve, etc.
