Kieffer and colleagues reported the largest single-center series with 33 patients treated for a symptomatic or aneurysmal lusorian artery. [8] The authors also reported a classification of anomalies ...

Improvements in ultrasound equipment, systematic use of fetal echocardiographic protocols and the emergence of new ultrasound markers such as detection of aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) mean ...

A break at point A or B, with persistence of the right dorsal aortic root (RDAR), would result in a left aortic arch with either a blind pouch (point A) or a pouch giving origin to a retroesophageal ...

To the Editor: Kent and Poterucha (May 23 issue) 1 present excellent angiographic images of an aberrant right subclavian artery, which was causing intermittent dysphagia. However, it is our opinion ...

Congenital malformations of the aortic arch arise from disrupted development of the pharyngeal arch arteries during early embryogenesis. Common variants include double aortic arch, right aortic arch ...

The subclavian artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the upper body. The left subclavian artery branches off from the aortic arch, while the right branches from the brachiocephalic trunk.

A 76-year-old woman presented with difficulty swallowing solid food and with shortness of breath. Her symptoms had developed over several months. She did not have odynophagia, had not experienced ...

Subclavian steal syndrome is characterized by abnormal blood flow in the arteries. The condition has many potential causes, some of which can be serious without proper treatment. Subclavian steal ...

A 75-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital because of persistent left-sided thoracic pain with projection to the left arm. [18] After exclusion of acute myocardial infarction or ...