Open AccessPrenatal Visualization of Persistent 5th Aortic Arch Artery
Author(s) -
Victoria Jowett,
Michael B. Rubens,
Siew Yen Ho,
Hideki Uemura,
Helena M. Gardiner
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.04.013
Subject(s) - arch , aortic arch , aorta , dorsal aorta , medicine , anatomy , cardiology , pulmonary artery , biology , civil engineering , stem cell , haematopoiesis , engineering , genetics
The embryonic arches develop in the fourth and fifth gestational weeks with the corresponding pharyngeal arch arteries connecting the aortic sac with the dorsal aorta. The fourth arch forms the aorta; the left sixth arch forms the left pulmonary artery and duct. The fifth aortic arch is a transient
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