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Causes and Symptoms of Interrupted Aortic Arch

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) refers to a rare but very serious congenital heart defect in which there is a gap between the ascending and descending segments of the aorta, namely, in the arch of the ...
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Outlook for Interrupted Aortic Arch

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is an extremely serious condition of the heart in which the development of the aortic arch is disrupted. The arch of the aorta is the segment which connects the ascending ...
Medscape

Imaging of Aortic Arch Anomalies and Associated Findings

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(12):1497-1516. 2D imaging and Doppler interrogation of the arch and intracardiac structures are carried out from different views with 'sweeps' (e.g., moving the ...
Nature

Does measurement of four-limb blood pressures at birth improve detection of aortic arch anomalies?

To determine normal four-extremity blood pressure (BP) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at birth and the utility of upper (UE) and lower extremity (LE) BP difference to screen for ...
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Imaging of Aortic Arch Anomalies and Associated Findings

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(12):1497-1516. Type I: A short pulmonary trunk originating from the TA gives rise to both ­pulmonary arteries. Type II: The pulmonary arteries off the truncus with ...