Double aortic arch with hypoplastic right aortic arch and type C atresia of left aortic arch.
We report the case of a 2-month-old baby with a double aortic arch, type C atresia of the left arch and severe hypoplasia of the right aortic arch between the right carotid and subclavian arteries, resulting in systemic obstruction, left ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart failure. Surgical augmentation of the right aortic arch ameliorated the obstruction with improvement in left ventricular function and symptoms.
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital Centro Cardiologico Pediatrico del Mediterraneo, San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Luca
L
Costanzo
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital Centro Cardiologico Pediatrico del Mediterraneo, San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Elio
E
Caruso
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital Centro Cardiologico Pediatrico del Mediterraneo, San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy.
Salvatore
S
Agati
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital Centro Cardiologico Pediatrico del Mediterraneo, San Vincenzo Hospital, Taormina, Italy paolo.guccione@opbg.net.
Paolo
P
Guccione
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D020127:Recovery of Function; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
Aortic arch variations; Cardiac failure; Double aortic arch