| Literature DB >> 28100981 |
Kanupriya Chaturvedi, Deepa Prasad, Ravi Ashwath, James P Strainic, Christopher S Snyder.
Abstract
Isolated left subclavian artery is one of the rarer aortic arch anomalies. It has been associated with other congenital heart diseases, typically tetralogy of Fallot, double-outlet right ventricle, and atrial and ventricular septal defects. Its significant clinical implications include a left-to-right shunt from the vertebrobasilar system, which causes pulmonary overcirculation and subclavian steal. We present an unusual case of a premature infant who was diagnosed prenatally with congenital complete atrioventricular block and tricuspid atresia and was found to have an isolated left subclavian artery postnatally. The patient underwent implantation of a permanent single-chamber epicardial pacing system. To our knowledge, this combination of lesions has not been reported-and in our case, it influenced our surgical planning.Entities:
Keywords: Abnormalities, multiple/diagnosis/surgery; aortic arch syndromes/complications; atrioventricular block/complications/diagnosis/etiology; ductus arteriosus/complications; heart defects, congenital/complications/surgery; infant, newborn; prenatal diagnosis; subclavian artery/abnormalities; subclavian steal syndrome/diagnosis/etiology/pathology; tricuspid atresia/diagnosis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 28100981 PMCID: PMC5179167 DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-15-5692
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tex Heart Inst J ISSN: 0730-2347