Aortic coarctation associated with an absent segment of the proximal right subclavian artery.

Coarctation of the aorta is a congenital anomaly of the thoracic aorta with many known associations. We describe the case of a young man referred for management of subarachnoid hemorrhage, in whom subsequent work-up revealed the previously undescribed combination of severe postductal aortic coarctation and an absent segment of the proximal right subclavian artery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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