Presentation
Easy fatigability and occasional chest pain
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Coarctation of the aorta
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Frontal chest radiograph shows the figure 3 sign at the aorta. There is also rib notching, best seen at the mid-clavicular line of the posterior 7th ribs bilaterally.
From the case:
Coarctation of the aorta
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CT angiography confirms coarctation of the aorta with dilated intercostal collateral vessels.