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Interrupted Aortic Arch Associated with Absence of Left Common Carotid Artery: Imaging with MDCT

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology volume 29, pages 429–431 (2006)Cite this article

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Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare severe congenital heart defect defined as complete luminal and anatomic discontinuity between ascending and descending aorta. Although its association with various congenital heart defects has been reported, absence of left common carotid artery (CCA) in patients with IAA has not been reported previously. We report a case of IAA associated with the absence of left CCA which was clearly shown on multidetector-row spiral CT.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey

    Omer Onbas & Adnan Okur

  2. Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey

    Hasim Olgun & Naci Ceviz

  3. Division of Neonatology, Atatürk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey

    Rahmi Ors

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Onbas, O., Olgun, H., Ceviz, N. et al. Interrupted Aortic Arch Associated with Absence of Left Common Carotid Artery: Imaging with MDCT. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 429–431 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-004-0291-2

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Keywords

  • Interrupted aortic arch
  • MDCT