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Mid-aortic syndrome diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiogram in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2023

Benjamin W. Theisen*
Affiliation:
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Kenneth R. Knecht
Affiliation:
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Joshua A. Daily
Affiliation:
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Dr. Benjamin W. Theisen, DO, Department of Pediatrics, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, 1 Children’s Way, Slot 512-19A, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA. E-mail: theisenbenjaminw@uams.edu

Abstract

Mid-aortic syndrome is a rare condition characterised by segmental narrowing of the thoracoabdominal aorta. Here, we demonstrate a case of mid-aortic syndrome in a 30-month-old female who was diagnosed via transesophageal echocardiography after presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure requiring placement of a left ventricular assist device.

Type
Images in Congenital Cardiac Disease
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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