Isolated interrupted aortic arch, a rare cause of hypertension in adults

Yildirim N., Dogan S. M., Aydin M., Hekimoglu K., Gungorduk A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.127, sa.2, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 127 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.008
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: interrupted aortic arch, hypertension, adults, MAGNETIC-RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare and usually lethal congenital malformation. Patients with complete IAA very rarely do reach adult age without previous surgical intervention. The present report describes a 26-year-old asymptomatic isolated IAA case with hypertension that was incidentally diagnosed. IAA just distal to the left subclavian artery and a markedly developed collateral circulation was demonstrated by cardiac catheterization and thoracic 3D magnetic resonance angiography. This case report was also interesting that only mild arterial hypertension of the upper extremities was incidentally found in the patient. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.