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Retroesophageal left brachiocephalic vein with an ectatic aberrant left subclavian artery: A rare double vascular loop
Author(s) -
Ojha Vineeta,
Pandey Niraj Nirmal,
Verma Mansi,
Kumar Sanjeev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14700
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic arch , left subclavian artery , brachiocephalic artery , ectasia , cardiology , angiography , radiology , vascular ring , brachiocephalic vein , subclavian artery , aorta , superior vena cava
We hereby present a rare variant course of left brachiocephalic vein coexisting with an aberrant right subclavian artery in a patient with a ventricular septal defect with pulmonary atresia. This case highlights the importance of CT angiography in diagnosing associated aortic arch and systemic venous anomalies in complex congenital heart diseases.

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