title: Type B aortic interruption in an adult.
abstract: A 19-year-old male presented with mild to moderate hypertension and differential cyanosis. Transthoracic echocardiography and multi-slice computed tomography revealed type B aortic interruption along with various congenital cardiac defects including patent ductus arteriosus with bidirectional shunt, perimembranous ventricular septal defect with left-to-right shunt, bicuspid aortic valve, and severe pulmonary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Echocardiography, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, China.
authors.forename: Yongshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Cuizhen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xianhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shu
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D055815:Young Adult