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Echocardiographic delineation of anomalous origin of the right subclavian artery from the right pulmonary artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Yuk Law
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Jeff Smallhorn
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Ian Adatia*
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
*
Dr. Ian Adatia, Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 1X8. Tel: (416) 813-6140; Fax: (416) 813-7547.

Abstract

We describe a case of anomalous origin of the right subclavian artery from the right pulmonary artery detected by cross-sectional echocardiography in an infant with type B interruption of the aortic arch. Preoperative recognition and surgical reimplantation of the right subclavian artery are important to prevent subsequent subclavian steal syndrome.

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Brief Reports
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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