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Interrupted aortic arch in a adult: diagnosis with MSCT

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Abstract

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare severe congenital heart defect defined as a complete loss of luminal and anatomic continuity between ascending and descending aorta. It is important that we made a good diagnosis and accurate evaluation of their morphologic conditions before a heart operation. We presented an 18-year-old girl of interrupted IAA diagnosed by multi-slice computed tomography angiography.

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    Polat Koşucu, Müge Koşucu, Hasan Dinç & Levent Korkmaz

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Koşucu, P., Koşucu, M., Dinç, H. et al. Interrupted aortic arch in a adult: diagnosis with MSCT. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 22, 735–739 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-006-9099-2

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Keywords

  • Aorta
  • Interrupted arch
  • MSCT
  • Adult