Undiagnosed Double Aortic Arch in an Adult With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Autor: Hamidreza Pouraliakbar, Kiara Rezaei Kalantari, Anita Sadeghpour, Marziyeh Pakbaz, Nakisa Khansari, Maziar Gholampour Dehaki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 1, Iss 4, Pp 540-544 (2019)
JACC Case Reports
ISSN: 2666-0849
Popis: Double aortic arch, the most common vascular ring, causes a complete ring surrounding the esophagus and trachea that leads to compressive symptoms. This report describes a young woman with a history of totally corrected tetralogy of Fallot who was a candidate for pulmonic valve replacement. A double aortic arch was detected incidentally by echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
Graphical abstract
Double aortic arch, the most common vascular ring, causes a complete ring surrounding the esophagus and trachea that leads to compressive symptoms…
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