[The youngest case of isolated interruption of the aortic arch without associated cardiac anomalies].
A five-month-old girl was admitted to our institute because of the systolic blood pressure gradient of 42 mmHg between upper and lower extremities. Cineangiography revealed that the brachiocephalic artery originated from ascending aorta, while the left subclavian and left vertebral arteries took their origin from the descending aorta. However, the left common carotid artery was not visualized either on the angiogram or on the digital subtraction angiogram. No other associated cardiovascular anomalies, such as patent ductus or ventricular septal defect, were found. Therefore the diagnosis of isolated interruption of the aortic arch (IAA) Celoria-Patton type C, was made. As the heart failure gradually progressed, the aortic arch reconstruction with a extended polytetrafluoroethylene graft of 10 mm in diameter under extracorporeal circulation utilizing separate ascending aortic cannulation were performed. Her postoperative course was uneventful. The majority of cases with IAA associated with cardiac anomalies require surgical intervention in the neonatal period or in infancy. However, clinical course of isolated IAA generally resembles to that of the post ductal coarctation of the aorta, and most of the isolated interruption is diagnosed in adulthood. The infant is the youngest case with isolated IAA undergone aortic arch reconstruction with success ever reported in the literature.
Uchita
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Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College.
Imai
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Hoshino
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Ishihara
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Sawatari
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene