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==Overview==
==ACC / AHA Guidelines- Recommendations for Clinical Evaluation and Follow-Up (DO NOT EDIT)==
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===[[ACC AHA guidelines classification scheme#Classification of Recommendations|Class I]]===

1. Every patient with systemic arterial hypertension
should have the brachial and femoral pulses palpated
simultaneously to assess timing and amplitude evaluation
to search for the “brachial-femoral delay” of
significant aortic coarctation. Supine bilateral arm
(brachial artery) blood pressures and prone right or
left supine leg (popliteal artery) blood pressures should
be measured to search for differential pressure. (Level
of Evidence: C)

2. Initial imaging and hemodynamic evaluation by TTE,
including suprasternal notch acoustic windows, is useful
in suspected aortic coarctation. (Level of Evidence: B)

3. Every patient with coarctation (repaired or not) should
have at least 1 cardiovascular MRI or CT scan for
complete evaluation of the thoracic aorta and intracranial
vessels. (Level of Evidence: B)}}

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