A case with patent ductus arteriosus and coarctation of aorta where aberrant right subclavian artery originates from the coarcted segment: Our successful surgical approach

摘要

About 1% of live born children have congenital heart defects.In this study we present a case with patent ductus arteriosus and coarctation of aorta where aberrant right subclavian artery originates from the coarcted segment and our successful surgical approach. Introduction The first successful surgical repair of CoAo was performed in 1944 (1). The field of pediatric cardiac interventions has witnessed a dramatic increase (2). Case Presentation Our case was a 2-year-old girl who was referred to our Pediatric Cardiology Unit after revealing a cardiac murmur during a physical examination following a fall from a chair 6 months ago. Her transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), bicuspid aorta, coarctation of aorta (CoAo) and aortic arch anomalies. She was then prepared for cardiac catheterization. This procedure confirmed the diagnosis put via TTE. An additional finding was an aberrant right subclavian artery originating from the coarcted segment (RSCa)(Figure 1).