Isolated persistence of the fifth aortic arch in an infant presenting with congestive heart failure

Isolated persistence of the fifth aortic arch in an infant presenting with congestive heart failure

The persistence of the fifth aortic arch (PFAA) in postnatal life is an extremely rare and controversial cardiovascular malformation. PFAA is defined as an extra-pericardial vessel arising from the ascending aorta proximal to the origin of the brachiocephalic arteries, terminating either in the dors...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Meliota, Maristella Lombardi, Pierluigi Zaza, Maria Rosaria Tagliente, Paolo Versacci, Gabriele Scalzo, Ugo Vairo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
aortic arch anomalies
aortopulmonary window
congestive heart failure
persistence of fifth aortic arch
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2020;volume=13;issue=1;spage=91;epage=94;aulast=Meliota

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