Open AccessIsolated left common carotid artery in an infant with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum
Author(s) -
Jennifer L Cohen,
Nicole Toscana Stanford,
Alejandro Torres
Publication year - 2019
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_75_18
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary atresia , cardiology , common carotid artery , pulmonary artery , aortic arch , shunt (medical) , left subclavian artery , left pulmonary artery , cardiac catheterization , carotid arteries , aorta
Isolation of the left common carotid artery (LCCA) is a very rare congenital aortic arch anomaly. We present this finding in a female infant with pulmonary atresia and intact ventricular septum, with a clinical diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome. Cardiac catheterization revealed an anomalous origin of the LCCA from the pulmonary trunk, with retrograde filling of the pulmonary trunk seen during left subclavian artery injection. The LCCA was ligated during central shunt placement.