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 ...

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 ...

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) ...