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 ...

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a serious congenital heart anomaly, often associated with other cardiac abnormalities which make its treatment complex. It is found, in at least one out of four cases, ...

The aortic arch is subject to diverse congenital anomalies that may result in significant clinical challenges. Variations in arch laterality or branching patterns can lead to the formation of vascular ...

A break at point A or B, with persistence of the right dorsal aortic root (RDAR), would result in a left aortic arch with either a blind pouch (point A) or a pouch giving origin to a retroesophageal ...

A novel treatment developed by UCSF vascular surgeons has been used in a first-of-its-kind operation to repair a life-threatening aneurysm in the patient’s aortic arch, which carries blood from the ...

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 ...