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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Avicenna J Med 2016; 06(04): 117-119
DOI: 10.4103/2231-0770.191449
CASE REPORT

Interrupted aortic arch with isolated persistent left superior vena cava in patient with Turners syndrome

M Obadah Kattea
Department of Cardiology, Prince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Al-Qassim, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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Osama A Smettei
Department of Cardiology; Department of Cardiac Imaging, Prince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Al-Qassim, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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Abdulrahman Kattea
Department of Internal Medicine, Northwestern Air Force Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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Rami M Abazid
Department of Cardiology; Department of Cardiac Imaging, Prince Sultan Cardiac Centre, Al-Qassim, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

We present a case of 13-year-old female with Turner syndrome (TS), who presented with unexplained lower limbs swelling and ejection systolic murmur at the left second intercostal space. Suspicion of mild aortic coarctation was made by echocardiography. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed a complete interruption of the aortic arch (IAA) below the left subclavian artery with persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) and absent right SVC, defined as an isolated PLSVC. The patient underwent successful surgical correction after unsuccessful trial of transcatheter stent placement. We present this case of asymptomatic IAA to draw attention to the importance of CTA in diagnosing such rare anomalies and ruling out asymptomatic major cardiovascular abnormalities in patient with TS.

Keywords

Coarctation of aorta - interrupted aortic arch - left-sided superior vena cava - Turner syndrome


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Article published online:
09 August 2021

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