Surgery is required to take care of this congenital heart defect. CoA is a narrowing of the aorta, the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body. This condition forces the heart to ...

COIMBATORE: A 25-year-old woman from Tirunelveli who was diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta (COA), a rare congenital heart defect, was treated at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) ...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect and a significant cause of death and chronic illness in children. Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is a common CHD and can cause mortality ...

D.C. Dr. Donofrio explained Cayden had a complex set of congenital heart defects: hypoplastic right ventricle, double inlet left ventricle and critical coarctation of the aorta. These conditions ...