Naslov
Secondary Hypertension due to Isolated Interrupted Aortic Arch in a 60-Year-Old Person - One-Year Follow up

Autori
Mirat, Jure ; Galić, Edvard ; Ćorić, Vedran ; Rajsman, Gordana ; Vrbanić, Luka ; Ražov Radas, Melanija ; Miličević, Zvonko ; Kondža, Goran ; Tadžić, Refmir ; Včev, Aleksandar

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 34 (2010), S1; 307-309

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prikaz slučaja, stručni

Ključne riječi
interrupted aortic arch; aortic atresia; coarctation of the aorta; congenital heart disease in adults; secondary hypertension; hypertension

Sažetak
Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a congenital defect characterized by loss of luminal continuity between the ascending and descending aorta1. It is a rare malformation with an estimated incidence of perinatally diagnosed cases of 3 per mil- lion live births3. The condition is considered extremely rare in adults. However, its true prevalence in this population is unknown. We have found 30 case reports of IAA in adults in literature, 5 of whom were older than 50 years. Four of them had type A IAA. Arterial hypertension is a typical co-morbidity. In this report we describe a 60-year-old male patient who had a type A asymptomatic IAA. Although we initially suspected the aortic coarctation, further invasive procedures re- vealed complete interruption of the aortic arch just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery. The patient under- went surgical repair, followed by full recovery and near-normalization of blood pressure.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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