title: Coarctation of persistent 5th aortic arch: first report of catheter-based intervention.
abstract: Persistent 5th aortic arch, originally called double-lumen aortic arch, is a rarely reported cardiac developmental anomaly that results in systemic-to-systemic or systemic-to-pulmonary shunting. When this malformation occurs, other intracardiac defects are almost always present. We report the case of a 7-month-old girl who presented with a heart murmur; she was found to have an interrupted 4th aortic arch and coarctation of a persistent 5th aortic arch, with no other defects. To our knowledge, this is the 3rd report of a pediatric patient with this condition in isolation, and the first report of its diagnosis and treatment by means of cardiac catheterization and balloon angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Uludag, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahrettin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Uludag, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem Mehtap
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Bostan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Uludag, 16059 Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ergun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cil
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aorta, thoracic/abnormalities; aortic arch syndromes/congenital/radiography; aortic coarctation/diagnosis; cardiac catheterization/methods; heart defects, congenital/diagnosis/ultrasonography; treatment outcome