CHD with HTN – MCQ – Answer

CHD with HTN – MCQ – Answer

Which of the following congenital heart disease can present with hypertension? Correct answer: d) Coarctation of aorta

In coarctation of aorta, usually the obstruction is just after the left subclavian artery (post subclavian coarctation). Blood pressure in the upper limbs are elevated and that in the lower limbs reduced.

Important clinical sign is brachio-femoral delay (delay of femoral pulse compared to the brachial pulse).

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