Type B aortic interruption in an adult

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Feb;30(2):459-60. doi: 10.1007/s10554-013-0336-1. Epub 2013 Nov 30.

Abstract

A 19-year-old male presented with mild to moderate hypertension and differential cyanosis. Transthoracic echocardiography and multi-slice computed tomography revealed type B aortic interruption along with various congenital cardiac defects including patent ductus arteriosus with bidirectional shunt, perimembranous ventricular septal defect with left-to-right shunt, bicuspid aortic valve, and severe pulmonary hypertension.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple*
  • Aorta / abnormalities*
  • Aorta / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta / physiopathology
  • Aortography / methods
  • Collateral Circulation
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / diagnosis
  • Heart Defects, Congenital* / physiopathology
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vascular Malformations* / complications
  • Vascular Malformations* / diagnosis
  • Vascular Malformations* / physiopathology
  • Young Adult