Incidentally detected aortic coarctation during evaluation of newly diagnosed hypertension in a young adult
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Dr Aniket Nitnavare, Dr. Anil Sharma, Dr. Somesh Nagre, Dr. Aniruddh WadivkarFiles
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Published in Vol. 68 No. 2 (2026) of Bombay Hospital Journal.
Bombay Hospital Journal (BHJ) is a peer-reviewed quarterly published Print and Online journal. It is an official Journal of Bombay Hospital institute of medical sciences. The aim of BHJ is to improve medical care by publishing sound scientific articles (both research and practice papers) and focusing on topics that are of great importance to its readership.
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Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital condition that may remain clinically silent until adulthood. We report the case of a 20-year-old male who presented with headache and was found to have newly diagnosed hypertension on routine examination. Further evaluation for secondary causes of hypertension incidentally revealed a previously undiagnosed aortic coarctation. This case highlights the importance of systematic evaluation of young patients with hypertension and reinforces the need to consider congenital cardiovascular anomalies even in the absence of classical clinical signs.
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