A birth defect characterized by the narrowing of the AORTA that can be of varying degree and at any point from the transverse arch to the iliac bifurcation. Aortic coarctation causes arterial HYPERTENSION before the point of narrowing and arterial HYPOTENSION beyond the narrowed portion.

Synonyms: Coarctations, Aortic, Aorta Dominant Coarctations, Coarctation of Aorta Dominant, Aorta Coarctation, Aortic Coarctation, Coarctation of the Aorta, Aorta Coarctations, Coarctation, Aortic, Coarctation of Aorta, Aorta Dominant Coarctation, Aortic Coarctations