Aortic coarctation diagnosed after hypertension in pregnancy, ,

Coarctation of the aorta is an unusual cause of hypertension in pregnancy because the disorder in adults is often unrecognized by obstetricians or general practitioners managing antenatal clinics. We report 3 women with adult coarctation of the aorta that was diagnosed in the hypertension clinic after hypertensive pregnancies where the diagnosis had been missed. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1998;179:814-5.)