Aortic coarctation, a congenital narrowing of the aorta, poses significant challenges in the paediatric population. Early diagnosis and timely surgical intervention are essential to prevent long-term ...

Echocardiography is valuable as described previously in diagnosing secondary effects of arch obstruction such as decreased left ventricular function or hypertrophy and atrioventricular valve ...

Imaging is important in the diagnosis of aortic arch disease. Echocardiography is the test of choice. It possess minimal risk, can be performed at the bedside without sedation and provides a complete ...

A novel treatment developed by UCSF vascular surgeons has been used in a first-of-its-kind operation to repair a life-threatening aneurysm in the patient's aortic arch, which carries blood from ...

A break at point A or B, with persistence of the right dorsal aortic root (RDAR), would result in a left aortic arch with either a blind pouch (point A) or a pouch giving origin to a retroesophageal ...