Interrupted aortic arch

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Interrupted aortic arch Classification and external resources
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Interrupted aortic arch is a very rare heart defect in which the aorta is not completely developed. There is a gap between the ascending and descending thoracic aorta. Almost all patients also have other cardiac anomalies. It can be diagnosed with an echocardiogram. Treatment consists of open heart surgery soon after birth. Awaiting surgery, prostaglandin can be administered to keep the ductus arteriosus open, thereby allowing blood flow to the lower body.

• Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a separation between the ascending and descending aortas. There are 3 types of this abnormality:

• Type A: Interruption is distal to the subclavian artery
• Type B: Interruption occurs between the second carotid and the ipsilateral subclavian arteries
• Type C: Interruption occurs between two carotid arteries.

• Each type is divided into 3 subtypes:

• Subtype 1: Normal subclavian artery
• Subtype 2: Aberrant subclavian artery
• Subtype 3: Isolated subclavian artery that arises from the ductus arteriosus.

• In addition to the type of IAA, the following information is important for surgical planning

• Evaluation of the distance between the proximal and distal segments,
• Size of a patent ductus arteriosus
• Narrowest dimension of the left ventricular outflow tract
• Other cardiac structural abnormalities are important for surgical planning.

• A right-sided descending aorta with aortic interruption is almost always associated with DiGeorge syndrome.

External links

• University of Michigan: Interrupted aortic arch
• Heart center encyclopedia
• Goldminer: Interrupted aortic arch

Additional Reading

• Hyun Woo Goo, In-Sook Park, Jae Kon Ko, Yong Hwue Kim, Dong-Man Seo, Tae-Jin Yun, Jeong-Jun Park, and Chong Hyun Yoon. CT of Congenital Heart Disease: Normal Anatomy and Typical Pathologic Conditions. RadioGraphics 2003 23: S147-165S.
• Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents Hugh D. Allen, Arthur J. Moss, David J. Driscoll, Forrest H. Adams, Timothy F. Feltes, Robert E. Shaddy, 2007 ISBN 0781786843

v • d • e Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system (Q20-Q28, 745-747)
Cardiac chambers and connections	Persistent truncus arteriosus - Double outlet right ventricle (Taussig-Bing syndrome) - Transposition of the great vessels (dextro, levo)
Cardiac septa	Ventricular septal defect - Atrial septal defect (Lutembacher's syndrome) - Atrioventricular septal defect (Ostium primum) - Tetralogy of Fallot - Eisenmenger's syndrome
Right: pulmonary and tricuspid valves	pulmonary valves (stenosis, insufficiency) - tricuspid valves (stenosis, atresia) - Ebstein's anomaly
Left: aortic and mitral valves	aortic valves (stenosis, insufficiency, bicuspid) - mitral valves (stenosis, regurgitation) - Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Other congenital malformations of heart	Dextrocardia - Levocardia - Cor triatriatum
Great arteries	aorta (Patent ductus arteriosus, Aortic coarctation, Interrupted aortic arch, Overriding aorta, Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva, Vascular ring) - Pulmonary atresia
Great veins	Persistent left superior vena cava - Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection - Scimitar syndrome
Other	Arteriovenous malformation (Cerebral arteriovenous malformation)
See also non-congenital conditions (I, 390-459)

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