A rare form of isolated interrupted aortic arch: the value of two-dimensional echocardiography in the precatheterization evaluation.
Preoperative evaluation of a 12-year-old girl, previously diagnosed as having a coarctation of the aorta, revealed a rare form of isolated interruption of the aortic arch. Two-dimensional echocardiography played an important role in the delineation of the defect and significantly reduced the need for invasive techniques. It helped to anticipate problems in reaching left-sided structures at cardiac catheterization, saving time and unnecessary trauma. This technique also ruled out associated intracardiac anomalies that were not detailed at cardiac catheterization.
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care