Abstract
We report the case of a 2-month-old baby with a double aortic arch, type C atresia of the left arch and severe hypoplasia of the right aortic arch between the right carotid and subclavian arteries, resulting in systemic obstruction, left ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart failure. Surgical augmentation of the right aortic arch ameliorated the obstruction with improvement in left ventricular function and symptoms.
Keywords:
Aortic arch variations; Cardiac failure; Double aortic arch.
© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Abnormalities, Multiple*
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Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
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Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
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Aorta, Thoracic / physiopathology
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Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
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Aortography / methods
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Facial Neoplasms / etiology
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Female
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Heart Failure / physiopathology
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Hemangioma / etiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Recovery of Function
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Vascular Malformations / complications*
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Vascular Malformations / diagnosis
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Vascular Malformations / physiopathology
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Vascular Malformations / surgery
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology
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Ventricular Function, Left