Background The first successful surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta (CoAo) was performed in 1944, but during the years that followed a high incidence of recoarctation was seen, ranging from ...

Backer, C.L. and Mavroudis, C. (2000) Congenital Heart Surgery Nomenclature and Database Project Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Coarctation of the Aorta, Interrupted Aortic Arch. The Annals of Thoracic ...

Abstract Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is often related developmentally to subaortic obstruction (SAO). When severe, SAO must be addressed in surgical management of IAA. From 1990 to 1993, 25 neona ...

Functionally similar is an interrupted aortic arch with complete discontinuity of the aortic arch between the head and neck vessels and descending aorta. Depending on the location of the interruption, ...

Interrupted aortic arch is a rare congenital heart condition first describedby Steidele in 1773. ... the aorta is completely discontinuous somewhere between the ascending and descending parts.

Interrupted aortic arch is a rare congenital abnormality with a high mortality rate in infancy conditioning only a few cases reported in adult patients. The principal finding is a complete loss of ...

1 Department for Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland; 2 Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Republican Specialized Center for Cardiology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 3 Clinic for ...

An aortic dissection is a serious condition in which a tear occurs in the inner layer of the aorta. Blood flows through the tear and into the wall of the aorta. This forces the inner and middle layers ...

An interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare heart condition in which the aorta doesn’t form completely. Surgery must be done within the first few days of a baby’s life to close the gap in the aorta.