Open AccessIsolation of the right subclavian artery in a patient with d-transposition of the great arteries
Author(s) -
Alisa Arunamata,
Stanton B. Perry,
Alaina K. Kipps,
Shreyas S. Vasanawala,
David M. Axelrod
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.154154
Subject(s) - medicine , transposition (logic) , great arteries , presentation (obstetrics) , isolation (microbiology) , subclavian artery , radiology , surgery , cardiology , anatomy , bioinformatics , heart disease , philosophy , biology , linguistics
Isolation of the right subclavian artery (RSCA) is rare, and this finding in association with d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) is extremely unusual. We present a case of an isolated RSCA in a newborn with d-TGA in whom the clinical presentation was diagnostic. We discuss the imaging modalities used to confirm the diagnosis, the embryological basis of the finding, and the surgical repair.