Publications by authors named "Sorin Literat"
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- A 73-year-old woman experienced recurrent headaches and dizziness, leading to a referral to a cardiology department due to suspected significant stenosis in her left internal carotid artery, along with a past history of hypertension.
- After normal neurological exams and lab tests, a neck vascular ultrasound revealed a low bifurcation in the left common carotid artery and a hypoplastic left internal carotid artery with a sinuous path.
- A CT angiography confirmed these findings, showing an unusual anatomy of the left common carotid artery and revealed that the left vertebral artery originated directly from the aortic arch with a kinking trajectory.
Percutaneous balloon dilatation of mitral valve stenosis and aortic coarctation.
J Invasive Cardiol
December 2002
We describe the percutaneous management of a 19-year-old woman with juvenile rheumatic mitral stenosis, associated with aortic coarctation. The dilemmas were both diagnostic and therapeutic, i.e.
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