If aortic arch interruption or coarctation is present, it is addressed at the same time. In planning the surgical ­intervention echocardiography should define: Type of truncus, including ...

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of surgical treatment of interrupted aortic arch (IAA) by direct anastomosis. METHODS: A consecutive series of 17 infants with IAA (type A in eight patients, type B in nine ...

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

Total Aortic Arch Replacement is a surgical procedure that involves replacing the entire aortic arch, which is the curved portion of the aorta that extends from the heart. This procedure is typically ...

Some embryos possessed other cardiovascular defects, such as complete interruption of the aortic arch, mislocation of the right subclavian artery, and ventricular septal defects. The authors ...

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 ...