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Interrupted right aortic arch in DiGeorge syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3663429     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The clinical and necropsy findings in four cases of interrupted right aortic arch and right descending aorta associated with DiGeorge syndrome (congenital absence or hypoplasia of the thymus and parathyroids) are described. All patients had a mirror image of type B interruption, namely a right aortic arch with reversed branching pattern and an interruption between the right common carotid and right subclavian artery. In two patients there was a doubly committed subarterial ventricular septal defect and in the two other patients there was a perimembranous septal defect. Three patients had a bicuspid aortic valve. In a consecutive series of 185 necropsies in infants and children with congenital heart disease there were no cases of interrupted right aortic arch that were not associated with DiGeorge syndrome. These observations and previous reports indicate that the concurrence of these two rare conditions is more than fortuitous. In patients with an interrupted aortic arch the clinician should be aware of the common association with DiGeorge syndrome. If the interruption is associated with a right-sided descending aorta it is highly probable that the patient has DiGeorge syndrome.
Authors:
P Moerman; M Dumoulin; J Lauweryns; L G Van der Hauwaert
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British heart journal     Volume:  58     ISSN:  0007-0769     ISO Abbreviation:  Br Heart J     Publication Date:  1987 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-12-17     Completed Date:  1987-12-17     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370634     Medline TA:  Br Heart J     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  274-8     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abnormalities, Multiple*
Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
DiGeorge Syndrome / complications*,  congenital
Female
Humans
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / complications*
Infant, Newborn
Thymus Gland / abnormalities*
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