A rare form of isolated interrupted aortic arch: The value of two-dimensional echocardiography in the precatheterization evaluation.

Autor: Morera, Julio, Celano, Vincenzo, Roland, J.-Michael, Gingell, Robert, Subramanian, S., Torres-Aybar, F., Pieroni, Daniel
Zdroj: Pediatric Cardiology; Oct1983, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p289-292, 4p
Abstrakt: Preoperative evaluation of a 12-year-old girl, previously diagnosed as having a coarctation of the aorta, revealed a rare form of isolated interruption of the aortic arch. Two-dimensional echocardiography played an important role in the delineation of the defect and significantly reduced the need for invasive techniques. It helped to anticipate problems in reaching left-sided structures at cardiac catheterization, saving time and unnecessary trauma. This technique also ruled out associated intracardiac anomalies that were not detailed at cardiac catheterization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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