title: Interrupted aortic arch in the adult.
abstract: Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare condition in infants that occurs approximately three times per million births. It is considered incompatible with life after the ductus arteriosus closes if it is not surgically corrected. A review found 37 reported cases not identified until the patient was over the age of 18, and analysis of these cases and of our own case is reported.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-2950, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Person
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavarana
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography