Prenatal diagnosis of double aortic arch

Authors

  • Carlos García Guevara
  • Yamelic Bernal Pérez
  • Yalili Hernández Martínez
  • Andrés Savío Benavides
  • Francisco Díaz Ramírez
  • Carlos García Morejón

Abstract

A case is reported with sonographic examination performed in the second trimester of pregnancy, in which the presence of a double aortic arch was suspected. Fetal echocardiography, performed at Cardiocentro Pediátrico “William Soler”, a reference center for prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease in Cuba, confirmed the suspicion of such diagnosis performed at a primary health care center. The double aortic arch is a rare congenital abnormality; this condition, together with the few cases with prenatal diagnosis reported in the literature, led us to its publication.

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Published

2013-10-04

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García Guevara C, Bernal Pérez Y, Hernández Martínez Y, Savío Benavides A, Díaz Ramírez F, García Morejón C. Prenatal diagnosis of double aortic arch. CorSalud [Internet]. 2013 Oct. 4 [cited 2025 Jul. 2];5(4):384-7. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/477

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2013)

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CASE REPORTS

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