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Interrupted aortic arch
Interrupted aortic arch
Classification & external resources
| ICD-10 |
Q25.2 (EUROCAT) |
| ICD-9 |
747.11 |
| eMedicine |
ped/2515 |
Interrupted aortic arch is a very rare heart defect in which the aorta is not completely developed. There is a gap between the ascending and descending thoracic aorta. Almost all patients also have other cardiac anomalies.
Diagnosis
It can be diagnosed with an echocardiogram.
Treatment
Treatment consists of open heart surgery soon after birth. Awaiting surgery, prostaglandin can be administered to keep the ductus arteriosus open, thereby allowing blood flow to the lower body.
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Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system (Q20-Q28, 745-747) |
| Cardiac chambers and connections |
Persistent truncus arteriosus - Double outlet right ventricle (Taussig-Bing syndrome) - Transposition of the great vessels (dextro, levo) |
| Cardiac septa |
Ventricular septal defect - Atrial septal defect (Lutembacher's syndrome) - Atrioventricular septal defect (Ostium primum) - Tetralogy of Fallot - Eisenmenger's syndrome |
| Right: pulmonary and tricuspid valves |
pulmonary valves (stenosis, insufficiency) - tricuspid valves (stenosis, atresia) - Ebstein's anomaly |
| Left: aortic and mitral valves |
aortic valves (stenosis, insufficiency, bicuspid) - mitral valves (stenosis, regurgitation) - Hypoplastic left heart syndrome |
Other congenital malformations
of heart |
Dextrocardia - Levocardia - Cor triatriatum |
| Great arteries |
aorta (Patent ductus arteriosus, Aortic coarctation, Interrupted aortic arch, Overriding aorta, Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva, Vascular ring) - Pulmonary atresia |
| Great veins |
Persistent left superior vena cava - Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection - Scimitar syndrome |
| Other |
Arteriovenous malformation (Cerebral arteriovenous malformation) |
| See also non-congenital conditions (I, 390-459) |
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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Interrupted_aortic_arch". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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