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Reversal of left carotid arterial flow as a sign of type C interruption of the aortic arch

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While performing neurosonography on an 8-day-old baby boy, we noted antegrade flow in the right carotid and basilar arteries but retrograde flow in the left carotid artery. The child was diagnosed as having a severe cardiac malformation and associated interruption of the aortic arch on echocardiography. Our finding is explained by the site of interruption—between the innominate and left carotid arteries, or type C interruption.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Christchurch Hospital, Private Bag 4170, Christchurch, New Zealand

    P. S. A. Thomson & R. L. Teele

  2. Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch, New Zealand

    R. L. Teele

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Thomson, P.S.A., Teele, R.L. Reversal of left carotid arterial flow as a sign of type C interruption of the aortic arch. Pediatr Radiol 24, 300–301 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015465

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