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Anomalous Origin of Left Common Carotid Artery From Left Pulmonary Artery in a 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Newborn With Right Aortic Arch and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery

Anomalous Origin of Left Common Carotid Artery From Left Pulmonary Artery in a 22q11.2 Deletion... Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGES Anomalous Origin of Left Common Carotid Artery From Left Pulmonary Artery in a 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Newborn With Right Aortic Arch and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery 2-month-old boy of 3.8 kg, born from consanguineous parents, was re- Walter Vignaroli, MD ferred to our department for subaortic ventricular septal defect, right aortic Davide Curione, MD A arch and suspicion of vascular ring in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Gianluigi Perri, MD Computed tomography scan showed aberrant left subclavian artery with mini- Aurelio Secinaro, MD mal compression on the esophagus and the rare and unexpected finding of iso- Sergio Filippelli, MD lated left common carotid artery (LCCA) arising from the left pulmonary artery via Fiore Salvatore Iorio, MD 1,2 the residual left ductus arteriosus (Figure [A] through [C]), with small caliber of the vessel in its extracranial course. Some patients with this vascular anomaly have been already reported, but only few cases have been described in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. According to the recent literature, anomalies involving the left pulmonary artery are very frequent in these patients and should be investigated before surgery. Cardiac catheterization confirmed the diagnosis: the isolated LCCA, arising from the left pulmonary artery, was visualized http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging Wolters Kluwer Health

Anomalous Origin of Left Common Carotid Artery From Left Pulmonary Artery in a 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Newborn With Right Aortic Arch and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery

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Wolters Kluwer Health
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© 2020 American Heart Association, Inc.
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1941-9651
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1942-0080
DOI
10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.010087
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Abstract

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGES Anomalous Origin of Left Common Carotid Artery From Left Pulmonary Artery in a 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Newborn With Right Aortic Arch and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery 2-month-old boy of 3.8 kg, born from consanguineous parents, was re- Walter Vignaroli, MD ferred to our department for subaortic ventricular septal defect, right aortic Davide Curione, MD A arch and suspicion of vascular ring in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Gianluigi Perri, MD Computed tomography scan showed aberrant left subclavian artery with mini- Aurelio Secinaro, MD mal compression on the esophagus and the rare and unexpected finding of iso- Sergio Filippelli, MD lated left common carotid artery (LCCA) arising from the left pulmonary artery via Fiore Salvatore Iorio, MD 1,2 the residual left ductus arteriosus (Figure [A] through [C]), with small caliber of the vessel in its extracranial course. Some patients with this vascular anomaly have been already reported, but only few cases have been described in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. According to the recent literature, anomalies involving the left pulmonary artery are very frequent in these patients and should be investigated before surgery. Cardiac catheterization confirmed the diagnosis: the isolated LCCA, arising from the left pulmonary artery, was visualized

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Circulation: Cardiovascular ImagingWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Mar 1, 2020

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