Abstract
A 21-year-old male diagnosed with familial hypofibrinogenemia and had multiple admissions for bleeding episodes. He was diagnosed with hypertension at 12 years old and was started on treatment. A computed tomography angiography (CTA) at that time showed a normal diameter of the aorta and no major vascular changes. A recent CTA done when the patient was 21 years old revealed long segment narrowing of the distal thoracic and abdominal aorta, with severe stenosis, at the level of renal artery bifurcation with bilateral renal artery stenosis and significant collaterals within the mesentery, while the aorta above and below was normal in caliber. Hence a diagnosis of middle aortic syndrome (MAS) was made.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2023.88
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Alsaifi, M., Al Mahruqi, H., Stephen, E., & Mittal, A. K. (2023). Middle Aortic Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hypertension. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.88
MLA 9
Alsaifi, Masoud, et al. "Middle Aortic Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hypertension." Oman Medical Journal, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.88.
Chicago (author–date)
Alsaifi, Masoud, Hiba Al Mahruqi, Edwin Stephen, and Alok Kumar Mittal. 2023. "Middle Aortic Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hypertension." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2023.88.
Harvard
Alsaifi, M., Al Mahruqi, H., Stephen, E. and Mittal, A. K. (2023) 'Middle Aortic Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hypertension', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2023.88.
Vancouver
Alsaifi M, Al Mahruqi H, Stephen E, Mittal AK. Middle Aortic Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hypertension. Oman Medical Journal. 2023. doi:10.5001/omj.2023.88
IEEE
M. Alsaifi, H. Al Mahruqi, E. Stephen, and A. K. Mittal, "Middle Aortic Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hypertension," Oman Medical Journal, 2023, doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.88.