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Double Lumen Aortic Arch or Persistence of Fifth Aortic Arch?– Report of a Case with No Associated Cardiac Defects and Literature Review
Author(s) -
Linhares Renata Rejane,
Silva Carlos Eduardo Suaide,
Monaco Claudia Gianini,
Ferreira Luiz Darcy Cortez,
Gil Manuel Adán,
Ortiz Juarez,
Aiello Vera Demarchi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2011.01415.x
Subject(s) - aortic arch , arch , persistence (discontinuity) , double aortic arch , medicine , anatomy , cardiology , aorta , geology , geotechnical engineering , civil engineering , engineering
Different vascular abnormalities have been reported under the denomination of “persistence of the fifth aortic arch.” Detailed studies on experimental embryology raised the discussion about the existence of the fifth aortic arch as an embryological structure, both in humans and mammals. In 1969 the Van Praaghs described the occurrence of double left aortic arch, denominating such anomaly as persistence of the fifth arch. We describe here a female patient showing the presence of an anomalous vessel in parallel with the aortic arch. The finding was occasional, during a preoperative evaluation for cholecystectomy. (Echocardiography 2011;28:E143‐E145)