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Echocardiographic diagnosis of right aortic arch with a retroesophageal segment and left descending aorta.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kveselis, Daniel A. Snider, A. Rebecca Dick, Melanie Rocchini, Albert P. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Abstract | I wo-dimensional echocardiography has been used extensively to assess aortic arch anatomy in infants and children. Echocardiographic techniques for examination of left and right aortic arch, coarctation and interruption of the aorta, aortic aneurysm and double aortic arch have been well described.lp2 Right aortic arch with retroesophageal segment and left descending aorta, an unusual form of vascular ring, has been described using angiography, barium swallow and computed axial tomography.3-5 In this report, we describe a-dimensional (2-D) echocardiographic findings in an infant with this unusual form of vascular ring. A Y-month-old, 7%kg boy with the clinical diagnoses of CHARGE association, dextrocardia, pulmonary valve stenosis and recurrent pulmonary infections was evaluated by Z-D echocardiography, barium swallow and cardiac catheterization, The aortic arch was visualized by positioning the transducer in the |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1016/0002-9149(86)90702-2 |
| PubMed reference number | 3706177 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 57 |
| Issue Number | 13 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/26188/0000267.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9149%2886%2990702-2 |
| Journal | The American journal of cardiology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
