Transthoracic echocardiographic diagnosis of a type C interrupted aortic arch in an adult.
Interrupted aortic arch is the complete loss of luminal continuity between the ascending aorta and the descending aorta and accounts for 1% of all congenital heart disease. Of the affected patients, 75% die within the first month of life and about 90% within the first year if not surgically treated. We report a case of an echocardiographic diagnosis of a type C interrupted aortic arch in an adult who presented with exertional dyspnea and angina after a recent coronary event.
Department of Cardiology, Li Shin Hospital, Ping-Chen City, Taiwan. smming@ms34.hinet.net
Ming-Ming
MM
Sim
Chein-Chung
CC
Chen
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans