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ArticleRadiology. Cardiothoracic imaging2024

Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy Mimicking Coarctation of Aorta in a Neonate.

Neha A Varghese, Boobathi R Gopal, Anupama Maheswaran, Vijayakumar Raju, Aparna Vijayaraghavan

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Neha A VargheseFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.A.V., B.R.G., A.M.), Cardiothoracic Surgery (V.R.), and Pediatrics (A.V.), G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Netaji Road, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641037, India.ORCID 0009-0006-3334-8398
Boobathi R GopalFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.A.V., B.R.G., A.M.), Cardiothoracic Surgery (V.R.), and Pediatrics (A.V.), G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Netaji Road, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641037, India.ORCID 0009-0007-8020-7157
Anupama MaheswaranFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.A.V., B.R.G., A.M.), Cardiothoracic Surgery (V.R.), and Pediatrics (A.V.), G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Netaji Road, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641037, India.ORCID 0009-0006-6294-237X
Vijayakumar RajuFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.A.V., B.R.G., A.M.), Cardiothoracic Surgery (V.R.), and Pediatrics (A.V.), G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Netaji Road, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641037, India.
Aparna VijayaraghavanFrom the Departments of Radiology (N.A.V., B.R.G., A.M.), Cardiothoracic Surgery (V.R.), and Pediatrics (A.V.), G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital, Netaji Road, P N Palayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641037, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9706-2077

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is a rare genetic condition with varied clinical presentation. Consequently, diagnosis is frequently delayed or missed. GACI has a poor prognosis, with more than half of patients dying before the age of 6 months. Early diagnosis and treatment with bisphosphonates have been shown to improve survival in these patients. This is a case report of a newborn with respiratory distress who was initially diagnosed with coarctation of the aorta at echocardiography. Further imaging with CT revealed the aortic narrowing to be associated with GACI.

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Aortic CoarctationEchocardiographyVascular CalcificationComputed Tomography AngiographyDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansInfant, NewbornAortaCalcification/CalculiCongenitalCT AngiographyEchocardiographyGenetic DefectsPediatricsPulmonary ArteriesVascular

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PMID38900025
PMCPMC11211934

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