Asymmetric BPs are seen in which of the following conditions?
A) Coronary artery disease
B) Congenital narrowing of the aorta
C) Diffuse atherosclerosis
D) Vasculitis, as seen in systemic lupus erythematosus
B) Congenital narrowing of the aorta
A difference of as little as 10 mm Hg in the systolic blood pressure may be significant. Coarctation and dissecting aortic aneurysm are causes of asymmetric blood pressures. Coarctation represents a congenital narrowing of the aorta. While some forms of vasculitis can affect large vessels where we measure the blood pressure, lupus is generally a small-vessel vasculitis. Usually, neither diffuse atherosclerosis nor coronary artery disease is responsible for a focal difference in blood pressure.
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