Aortic Arch Thrombosis Mimicking Interrupted Aortic Arch
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Aortic Arch Thrombosis Mimicking Interrupted Aortic Arch
We report a case of a 32-week-gestation male who presented initially with symptoms suggestive of an interrupted aortic arch. The absence of a VSD prompted further investigations, including a CT angiogram, which revealed that he had an extensive thrombus in his aorta. He underwent a successful aortic thrombectomy with arch repair on cardiopulmonary bypass support. In view of the extensive thromb...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Critical Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6420,2090-6439
DOI: 10.1155/2013/948234