Right Cervical Aortic Arch Associated with a Ventricular Septal Defect

Right Cervical Aortic Arch Associated with a Ventricular Septal Defect

A patient with a right cervical aortic arch and ventricular septal defect is presented. This is the second reported case to have this rare combination of defects and the first to have survived corrective surgery. The x-ray film findings are discussed, and the similarity to the right posterior aortic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chest 1975-10, Vol.68 (4), p.601-603
Hauptverfasser: Schleman, Margo M., Kory, Leslie A., Gootman, Norman, Silbert, Daniel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aortic Arch Syndromes - complications
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - complications
Humans
Infant, Newborn
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Zusammenfassung:A patient with a right cervical aortic arch and ventricular septal defect is presented. This is the second reported case to have this rare combination of defects and the first to have survived corrective surgery. The x-ray film findings are discussed, and the similarity to the right posterior aortic arch is stressed.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.68.4.601