International Medical Case Reports Journal (Jul 2022)
Coarctation of the Aorta with Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome – A Case Report with Cinematic Rendering
Abstract
George Asafu Adjaye Frimpong,1,2 Evans Aboagye,1 Elliot Koranteng Tannor,3,4 Naomi Cindy Chinenyenwa Chigbu,5 Victoria Temabore Daboner5 1Spectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana; 2Department of Radiology, School of Medicine and dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; 3Department of Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; 4Renal Unit, Directorate of Medicine, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana; 5School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaCorrespondence: George Asafu Adjaye Frimpong, Spectra Health Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Kumasi, Ghana, Tel +233201169108, Email [email protected]: Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) with arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS) is a rare hereditary condition characterized by elongation and tortuosity of the medium- and large-sized arteries, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary artery stenosis, and constriction or narrowing of the aorta. Considering the non-specific indications and the overlap of ATS with other disorders of the connective tissue such as Williams Beuren syndrome (elastin), Marfan syndrome (fibrillin-1) and Ehlers Danlos syndrome (Type III collagen), it is vital to keep a high diagnostic suspicion in the analysis of the condition. We therefore report on a rare occurrence of coarctation of the aorta with arterial tortuosity syndrome in a teenage female who initially presented with severe resistant hypertension, providing additional literature to aid in the differential diagnosis of COA with ATS. Cinematic rendering delivered a markedly enhanced view of the condition, allowing for greater accuracy in the diagnosis.Keywords: coarctation of the aorta, arterial tortuosity, cinematic rendering, connective tissue disorder
