Isolated Left Subclavian Artery, Complete Atrioventricular Block, and Tricuspid Atresia in a Neonate.
Tex Heart Inst J
; 43(6): 546-549, 2016 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28100981
Isolated left subclavian artery is one of the rarer aortic arch anomalies. It has been associated with other congenital heart diseases, typically tetralogy of Fallot, double-outlet right ventricle, and atrial and ventricular septal defects. Its significant clinical implications include a left-to-right shunt from the vertebrobasilar system, which causes pulmonary overcirculation and subclavian steal. We present an unusual case of a premature infant who was diagnosed prenatally with congenital complete atrioventricular block and tricuspid atresia and was found to have an isolated left subclavian artery postnatally. The patient underwent implantation of a permanent single-chamber epicardial pacing system. To our knowledge, this combination of lesions has not been reported-and in our case, it influenced our surgical planning.
Key words
Abnormalities, multiple/diagnosis/surgery; aortic arch syndromes/complications; atrioventricular block/complications/diagnosis/etiology; ductus arteriosus/complications; heart defects, congenital/complications/surgery; infant, newborn; prenatal diagnosis; subclavian artery/abnormalities; subclavian steal syndrome/diagnosis/etiology/pathology; tricuspid atresia/diagnosis
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Subclavian Artery
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Abnormalities, Multiple
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Tricuspid Atresia
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Vascular Malformations
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Atrioventricular Block
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Heart Block
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Tex Heart Inst J
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States