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An 8-year-old boy who had coarctation of the aorta with two stenotic ridges, a stenotic left subclavian artery, and absence of collaterals, underwent successful surgical repair. Both ridges showed histopathological features of true coarctation.

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Repair of Double Coaraction or Aorta with Associated Anomalies

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