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Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jul;5(2):191-3. doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.99625.

A rare association with patent ductus arteriosus.

Annals of pediatric cardiology

Dhanya Warrier, Sejal Shah, Colin John, L Dayananda

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, India.

PMID: 23129912 PMCID: PMC3487211 DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.99625

Abstract

Persistent fifth aortic arch (PFAA), also known as congenital double-lumen aortic arch, is a rare developmental anomaly of the aortic arch. A 5-month-old baby who presented with congestive cardiac failure was diagnosed to have a large patent ductus arteriosus with PFAA. Although this arch anomaly had no hemodynamic relevance in this case, preoperative diagnosis prevented surprises "on table."

Keywords: Patent ductus arteriosus; arch anomalies; persistent fifth aortic arch

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