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Anomalous origin of left vertebral artery from descending thoracic aorta: A rare variant
Author(s) -
Pandey Niraj Nirmal,
Sinha Mumun,
Sharma Arun,
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.14786
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracic aorta , descending aorta , radiology , angiography , computed tomography angiography , computed tomography , aorta , cardiology
We present a case of a 4‐year‐old child operated previously for cyanotic congenital heart disease where the follow‐up computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed anomalous origin of the left vertebral artery from the descending thoracic aorta. This case also highlights the potential implications of this variant and the value of CT angiography in diagnosing this anomaly.