Congenital kinking of aorta-a rare aortic arch anomaly
Joint Authors
Kalis, Neale Nicola
al-Amir, Suad Rashid
Arulselvam, Vimalarani
Agarwal, Abhinav
Jayakumar, Rajesh
Source
Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Issue
Vol. 33, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.38-42, 5 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Congenital kinking of aorta or pseudocoarctation is a rare anomaly of the aortic arch with elongation and kinking of aorta at the level of ligamentum arteriosum.
This anomaly is not a true coarctation as there is no significant hemodynamic obstruction or pressure gradient across the lesion.
We report two cases with this anomaly diagnosed during the evaluation for incidental finding of murmur.
Both patients had flow gradient across the kinked segment of aorta by echocardiography but did not require any intervention.
Long term complication is aneurysmal dilatation and rupture beyond the kinked segment.
Computed tomography of the aorta is a simple noninvasive diagnostic modality for the definitive diagnosis.
Surgical repair should be performed for all symptomatic individuals.
Regular periodic follow up is mandatory for all asymptomatic patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Amir, Suad Rashid& Arulselvam, Vimalarani& Jayakumar, Rajesh& Agarwal, Abhinav& Kalis, Neale Nicola. 2021. Congenital kinking of aorta-a rare aortic arch anomaly. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society،Vol. 33, no. 4, pp.38-42.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1443181
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Amir, Suad Rashid…[et al.]. Congenital kinking of aorta-a rare aortic arch anomaly. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society Vol. 33, no. 4 (2021), pp.38-42.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Amir, Suad Rashid& Arulselvam, Vimalarani& Jayakumar, Rajesh& Agarwal, Abhinav& Kalis, Neale Nicola. Congenital kinking of aorta-a rare aortic arch anomaly. Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society. 2021. Vol. 33, no. 4, pp.38-42.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1443181
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 41-42
Record ID
BIM-1443181