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4b-1. Coarctation of the Aorta. (Condition description.)

A. Chest radiograph demonstrates rib notching (ribs 3-8 bilaterally). There is a figure-three sign in the left upper mediastinum secondary to hypoplasia of the aortic arch with poststenotic dilation of the aorta infra-coarctation.