Right aortic arch with aberrant retroesophageal innominate artery: a report of 2 cases and review of the literature

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 247 - 251
• Main Authors: Nakajima, Yuji, Satomi, Gengi, Kawamura, Takashi, Nishibatake, Makoto, Nakazawa, Makoto, Takao, Atsuyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.03.1993; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities; Aortic arch anomaly; Biological and medical sciences; Brachiocephalic Trunk - abnormalities; Cardiology. Vascular system; Carotid Artery, Common - abnormalities; Child; Congenital heart diseases. Malformations of the aorta, pulmonary vessels and vena cava; Female; Heart; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - epidemiology; Humans; Infant; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Medical sciences; Pathogenesis; Retroesophageal innominate artery; Tetralogy of Fallot - epidemiology; Japan; Aortic arch anomaly; Retroesophageal innominate artery; Pathogenesis; Human; Case study; Malformation; Cardiovascular disease; Aorta; Child; Aortic disease
• ISSN: 0167-5273; 1874-1754
• DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(93)90242-9

We describe two patients of right aortic arch associated with aberrant retroesophageal innominate artery. One case was associated with tetralogy of Fallot and a tortuous left common carotid artery originating from the retroesphageal innominate artery. Tetralogy of Fallot associated with this kind of aortic arch anomaly has never before been reported. The other case was associated with a perimembranous ventricular septal defect. Symptoms such as dyspnea, dysphagia and recurrent respiratory infection due to the compression by the vascular anomaly were not noted in these two cases. The morphological findings are indicative of a double aortic arch with an interruption of the left arch proximal to the common carotid artery.