It is unusual to detect coarctation of aorta (CoA) in an adult person during their 6th decade of life. We came across a 52-year-old male who presented with left ventricular failure with low ejection fraction and atrial fibrillation, who was incidentally detected to have critical CoA. It was successfully managed with balloon angioplasty and had a favorable 6 months of clinical follow-up.
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