Undiagnosed Double Aortic Arch in an Adult With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Anita Sadeghpour; Nakisa Khansari; Marziyeh Pakbaz; Kiara Rezaei Kalantari; Hamidreza Pouraliakbar; Maziar Gholampour Dehaki

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.08.022

Undiagnosed Double Aortic Arch in an Adult With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

JACC Case Rep. 2019 Oct 30;1(4):540-544. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.08.022. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Anita Sadeghpour¹, Nakisa Khansari¹, Marziyeh Pakbaz², Kiara Rezaei Kalantari³, Hamidreza Pouraliakbar³, Maziar Gholampour Dehaki⁴

Affiliations

¹ Echocardiography Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Hazrat-e Rasool General Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Radiology, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Double aortic arch, the most common vascular ring, causes a complete ring surrounding the esophagus and trachea that leads to compressive symptoms. This report describes a young woman with a history of totally corrected tetralogy of Fallot who was a candidate for pulmonic valve replacement. A double aortic arch was detected incidentally by echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: CT, computed tomography; DAA, double aortic arch; congenital heart disease; double aortic arch; tetralogy of Fallot; vascular ring.

Publication types

Case Reports