title: Aberrant right vertebral artery from descending thoracic aorta.
abstract: We present a case of an abnormal origin of right subclavian artery and right vertebral artery distal to the origin of left subclavian artery in a 2-year-old patient who presented with cyanotic congenital heart disease with single ventricle physiology. The anomalous origin of a right vertebral artery from the proximal descending thoracic aorta is very rare. We have described the cine-angiographic identification of its origin and course, its embryologic development, and its clinical relevance.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Cardiac Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. shivaprasad_2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shivaprasad Babu
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mukkannavar
authors.forename: Sachin Anant
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kuthe
authors.forename: Anand Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Rohit
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D018376:Cardiovascular Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018729:Fontan Procedure / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
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