Isolated interrupted aortic arch: In a 40-year-old adult

GÖKÇE M., Kiris A., KARAKOC G., Kosucu P., PULATHAN Z.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.138, no.3, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 138 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.059
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Interrupted aortic arch, Multi-slice computed tomography angiography
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a scarce and generally lethal congenital malformation. Patients with complete IAA scarcely reach adult age without previous surgical intervention. In this case, we presented a 40-year-old isolated IAA case with hypertension and angina pectoris. IAA just distal to left subclavian artery and markedly developed collateral circulation was demonstrated via cardiac catheterization (CC) and multi-slice computed tomography angiography (MSCT). (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.