DIVERTICULA of the aortic arch are rare congenital anomalies found as a component of vascular rings in infants. They may occur with either a right or a left aortic arch and represent persistence ...

In a right aortic arch (RAA) the opposite is true. Arch sidedness can also be confirmed by showing the thoracic descending aorta, which usually is on the same side of the arch (Figures 1 & 2).

An interrupted aortic arch is often compensated for at birth by a right-to-left shunt across the patent ductus arteriosus. In other words, the head and neck, and the upper limbs, are supplied by ...

The aortic arch repair represents the first time a U.S. patient's entire aortic arch has been successfully repaired ... The innominate artery directs blood flow to the right side of the brain and ...

Oct. 21, 2003 -- Editor's Note: Surgeons have for the first time treated an aortic arch aneurysm with a branched stentgraft allowing a minimally invasive approach, according to a report in the ...

Individuals with descending thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysms usually do not have symptoms. Aneurysms are commonly found incidentally. It is possible that as the aneurysm enlarges and compresses ...

MRA of the Aortic Arch with Contrast Bolus. This study is complementary to the standard neck and intracranial MRA. It allows visualization of the common carotids, and especially the origin of the ...

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Thus the presence of right-to-left shunts at various levels helps the infant with IAA to compensate for the lack of the aortic arch to a small extent. However, these babies are usually very sick ...

The aortic arch repair represents the first time a U.S. patient’s entire aortic arch has been successfully repaired using a minimally invasive branched stentgraft technique. A surgeon from Japan first ...