Double aortic arch: an elusive diagnosis in a child with CHD

Cardiol Young. 2022 Jan;32(1):113-115. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121004856. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

Abstract

An 18-month-old male with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect presented with stridor after neonatal systemic-to-pulmonary artery shunt surgery, that persisted on follow-up. CT angiography revealed a vascular ring with balanced double aortic arch.

Keywords: Vascular ring; congenital; heart defects; stridor; thoracic surgery.

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Child
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / diagnosis
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Atresia*
  • Vascular Ring* / diagnosis
  • Vascular Ring* / diagnostic imaging