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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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Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare congenital abnormality with only a few cases reported in adults. It is defined as complete loss of continuity between the ascending and descending portions of the aorta, and is usually associated with other cardiac defects. The diagnosis in adults should be suspected in the presence of refractory hypertension, a careful physical examination being crucial ...
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Isolated interrupted aortic arch is a rare congenital cardiac disorder believed at one time to be incompatible with life once the ductus arteriosus closed. To our knowledge, only 12 cases have been reported in the literature and mostly in children. The diagnosis was made in all of them by catheterization. We report the first adult patient with an asymptomatic interrupted aortic arch diagnosed b...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)38244-3