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==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
Symptoms | Symptoms can vary depending on how much blood is able to flow through the artery and if the patient has any history of other heart defects. | ||
in approximately 50% of newborns symptoms will show within the first few days of life. In milder cases symptoms may not appear until adolescence. Some people may show no symptoms at all. | |||
Symptoms include: | |||
* Dizziness | |||
* | * Fainting | ||
* Shortness of breath | * Shortness of breath | ||
* | * Severe [[headache]] most likely due to the presence of [[hypertension]] | ||
* Chest pain | * Chest pain | ||
* Cold feet | * Cold feet/legs | ||
* Nosebleed | * Nosebleed | ||
* Leg cramps with exercise | * Leg cramps with exercise | ||
* High blood pressure ([[hypertension]]) with exercise | * High blood pressure ([[hypertension]]) with exercise | ||
* Decreased ability to exercise | * Decreased ability to exercise | ||
* Poor growth | * Poor growth | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Symptoms
Symptoms can vary depending on how much blood is able to flow through the artery and if the patient has any history of other heart defects.
in approximately 50% of newborns symptoms will show within the first few days of life. In milder cases symptoms may not appear until adolescence. Some people may show no symptoms at all.
Symptoms include:
- Dizziness
- Fainting
- Shortness of breath
- Severe headache most likely due to the presence of hypertension
- Chest pain
- Cold feet/legs
- Nosebleed
- Leg cramps with exercise
- High blood pressure (hypertension) with exercise
- Decreased ability to exercise
- Poor growth