Forward flow across the isthmus throughout the cardiac cycle ... aneurysm formation, aortic arch hypoplasia, ventricular function, left ventricular outflow tract assessment including aortic ...

which revealed elongation of the distal aortic arch, a focal kinking at the aortic isthmus, and absence of significant stenosis and enlarged collateral arteries, consistent with aortic ...

What Is an Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)? An interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare heart condition that happens when the aorta doesn't form completely. The aorta is the heart's main pipeline, ...

Aortic coarctation is typically diagnosed in infancy and childhood, accounting for approximately 7% of congenital heart defects. It most commonly describes the congenital narrowed part of the thoracic ...

At the age of 11 years he had undergone surgical patch repair of an aortic isthmus stenosis. No follow-up examinations had taken place. No other relevant previous illnesses were known. Thoracic ...

Although IA injury is second most common after aortic isthmus, there are less than 150 cases reported in the literature.1 IA ostium is most commonly involved, as it is fixed to aortic arch as compared ...

The ascending aorta continues upward to form the aortic arch, where the oxygenated blood supply to your head originates. The aorta continues on down to the descending aorta that further supplies blood ...

1 Harris Birthright Centre for Fetal Medicine, King’s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK 2 Department of Congenital Heart Disease, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK Background ...