Open AccessCollateral dependent cerebral and coronary circulation in a newborn
Author(s) -
Dilek Suzan,
Selim Aydın,
İbrahim Demir,
Ersin Erek
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-019-00916-w
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , collateral circulation , cardiac surgery , aorta , aortic arch , hypoplastic left heart syndrome , vascular surgery , cerebral circulation , descending aorta , heart disease
Association of interrupted aortic arch with aortic atresia as a variant of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is extremely rare and could not be compatible with life without a reliable source for cerebral and coronary blood flow. The patient with a large collateral artery between the descending aorta and the right subclavian artery is presented.