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Adjectival Hyphens

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"infantile (pre-ductal) form"

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"characterised by a short-segment abrupt stenosis of the post-ductal aorta"

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"often accompanied by post-stenotic dilatation"

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"All modalities are capable of delineating the coarctation as well as collateral vessels, the most common collateral pathway being the subclavian artery to the internal thoracic artery to the intercostal arteries (resulting in inferior rib notching) to the post-coarctation segment of the descending thoracic aorta."

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"pseudo-coarctation of the aorta: elongation, narrowing or kinking with no pressure gradient or collateral formation, and no rib notching"

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Ranges

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"Coarctations account for between 5-8% of all congenital heart defects. They are more frequent in males, M:F ratio of ~2-3:1 ³."

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Acronyms

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"asymmetric T-wave inversion originating from a depressed ST segment"

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"PHACE syndrome"

Line 94:11 · 'PHACE' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"ECG"

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"Associations"

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"Echocardiography"

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"Angiography (CTA/MRA/DSA)"

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"Complications"

Line 163:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").

Oxford Comma

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"adult (juxtaductal, postductal or middle aortic) form"

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"The surgical techniques used in children include resection and end-to-end anastomosis, resection and extended end-to-end anastomosis, prosthetic patch aortoplasty, and subclavian flap aortoplasty ¹."

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"pseudo-coarctation of the aorta: elongation, narrowing or kinking with no pressure gradient or collateral formation, and no rib notching"

Line 175:48 · Use the Oxford comma in 'elongation, narrowing or kinking'.

Semicolons

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"usually the 4^th to 8^th ribs are involved; occasionally involves the 3^rd to 9^th ribs"

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"as the 1^st and 2^nd posterior intercostal arteries arise from the costocervical trunk (a branch of the subclavian artery) and do not communicate with the aorta, these are not involved in collateral formation; therefore, the 1^st and 2^nd ribs do not become notched"

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"the coarctation is distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery; therefore, collaterals form on the left"

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