Abdominal coarctation in a hypertensive female collegiate basketball player

British Journal of Sports Medicine
B SloanA Stromwall

Abstract

The purpose of the preparticipation examination is to identify health conditions that might adversely affect an athlete while participating in sport. Hypertension is the most common. This case report details a female basketball player found to be hypertensive, and complaining of fatigue, at her preparticipation physical examination. Presentation, diagnostics, treatment, and final outcome of coarctation involving the abdominal aorta are summarised.

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