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Persistent fifth aortic arch in association with interruption of the aorta proximal to the brachiocephalic artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Anne E. Boothroyd ,
Audrey Smith  and
Ian Peart
Anne E. Boothroyd
Affiliation:
From the Departments of Radiology, Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, Liverpool
Audrey Smith*
Affiliation:
Departments of Cardiac Morphology, Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, Liverpool
Ian Peart
Affiliation:
Departments of Cardiology, Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, Liverpool
*
Department of Cardiac Morphology, Institute of Child Health, Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP, U.K. Tel. 051 228 4811 ext. 2438; Fax. 051 228 2024.
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Summary

We describe a male infant with the combination ofan aortic interruption proximal to the brachiocephalic artery and a persistent fifth aortic arch providing a pulmonary-to-systemic shunt. As far as we know, interruption of the aorta at this site has not previously been reported. Documented cases of a persistent fifth aortic arch itself are few, although failure of recognition may account for its apparent rarity.

Keywords

Interruption of aortapersistent fifth aortic archpulmonary-to-systemic communicationduct-dependent congenital heart disease
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 438 - 440
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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