A 6-month-old boy was evaluated for hypertension that was pronounced only in the arms, head, and neck arteries but not in the arteries of the lower extremities. A major cardiovascular congenital malformation was identified and was diagnosed as
A. truncus arteriosus communis
B. patent ductus arteriosus
C. coarctation of the aorta
D. aortic dissection due to Marfan's syndrome
E. congenital berry aneurysm
C
Coarctation of the aorta, a congenital narrowing of the descending thoracic aorta, is associated with hypertension in the upper parts of the body and normotension or even hypotension distal to the narrowing.
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