Coarctation of the Aorta Complicated With Aortic Thrombus: Assessment by Cardiac Computed Tomography in Adults

José Martín Alanís-Naranjo; Vincenzo Arenas-Fabbri; Víctor Jesús Lara-Ameca; Regina de la Mora-Cervantes

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104920

Coarctation of the Aorta Complicated With Aortic Thrombus: Assessment by Cardiac Computed Tomography in Adults

JACC Case Rep. 2025 Sep 3;30(26):104920. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.104920.

Authors

José Martín Alanís-Naranjo¹, Vincenzo Arenas-Fabbri², Víctor Jesús Lara-Ameca³, Regina de la Mora-Cervantes⁴

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: martin.alanis.n@gmail.com.
² Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Mexico City, Mexico.
³ Radiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁴ Cardiovascular Imaging Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.

Abstract

Coarctation of the aorta and aortic thrombus coexistence is extremely rare. This case series presents 2 adult patients with diverse presentations of coarctation of the aorta complicated by aortic thrombus characterized by cardiac computed tomography angiography.

Keywords: adult; aortic coarctation; aortic thrombus; computed tomography angiography.

Publication types

Case Reports