A case of Takayasu arteritis mimicking aortic coarctation

A 23-year-old woman with history of tetralogy of Fallot presented with new hypertension and constitutional symptoms first diagnosed as coartation of aorta based on primary imaging but that turned out to be Takayasu arteritis after more evaluation by laboratory data and complementary imaging modalities . <Learning objective: Inflammatory vasculitis involving large vessels such as Takayasu arteritis might mimic congenital structural heart diseases like aortic coarctation in rare cases due to post inflammatory strictures in thoracic aorta and aortic arch main branches. This report demonstrates the importance of history taking, physical examination, and using different imaging modalities for the most accurate diagnosis.>.