Open AccessTechnical considerations of coarctation stenting in double-barreled aorta – A persistent fifth arch mimic
Author(s) -
Shrusthi Walad,
K N Harikrishnan,
Arun Gopalakrishnan,
Sivasankaran Sivasubramonian,
Bijulal Sasidharan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/apc.apc_159_20
Subject(s) - coarctation of the aorta , medicine , ascending aorta , aorta , descending aorta , aortic arch , anatomy , arch , cardiology , engineering , civil engineering
The double-barreled aorta connecting the ascending aorta and descending aorta caudal to the normal fourth aortic arch has fascinated the interests of cardiac morphologists for over a century. This condition is commonly associated with coarctation. While the controversies surrounding the embryology of the double-barreled aorta have settled down, we present a case-based illustration of the technical aspects of coarctation stenting peculiar to this condition.