Upper Back And Neck Pain With Enlarged Ascending Aorta
Aortic coarctation
Symptoms
Symptoms depend on how much blood can flow through the artery. Other heart defects may also play a role.
Around half of newborns with this problem will have symptoms in the first few days of life.
In milder cases, symptoms may not develop until the child has reached adolescence. Symptoms include:
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Dizziness orfainting - Shortness of breath
- Pounding headache
- Chest pain
- Cold feet or legs
Nosebleed -
Leg cramps with exercise - High blood pressure (
hypertension ) with...
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