Right cervical aortic arch and pseudocoarctation of the aorta associated with aneurysms and steal phenomena: US, CTA, and MRA findings

Creative Commons License

Tanju S., Üstüner E., Erden I., Aytac S. K.

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, vol.30, no.1, pp.146-149, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00270-005-0316-5
  • Journal Name: CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.146-149
  • Keywords: aortic arch aneurysm, cervical aortic arch, pseudocoarctation, subclavian steal syndrome
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A 55-year-old woman presented with right cervical aortic arch with pseudocoarctation of the aorta further complicated by the presence of multiple aneurysms and a high-grade stenosis at the origin of the left subclavian trunk from the aorta causing a discrepancy in blood pressure between the right and left arms. The branching pattern and the resulting complex steal syndromes involving the left carotid and the subclavian system are unique. The computed tomography angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, and Doppler ultrasound findings are described.