Diagnosis of double aortic arch by cross sectional echocardiography with Doppler colour flow mapping.
A case of double aortic arch in a 15 month old boy was diagnosed by cross sectional echocardiography supplemented by Doppler colour flow mapping. These examinations showed two very large vessels communicating with the aorta; the demonstration of anterograde flow in one vessel and retrograde flow in the other enabled a definite diagnosis of Edwards type IA double aortic arch to be made.
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Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294.
Nanda
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Stopa
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003116:Color; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male