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A case of right aortic arch with isolated left innominate artery and global cerebral white matter atrophy

Part of: Cardiac Morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2019

Edem Binka Open the ORCID record for Edem Binka [Opens in a new window] ,
Lisa R. Sun ,
Philippe Gailloud  and
Joanne S. Chiu
Edem Binka*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lisa R. Sun
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Neurology and Cerebrovascular Neurology, Department of Neurology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Philippe Gailloud
Affiliation:
Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Joanne S. Chiu
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
*
Author for correspondence: E. Binka, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bloomberg Children’s Center, 1800 Orleans Street, M2303, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA. Tel: 410-955-5987; Fax: 410-955-0897; E-mail: ebinka1@jhmi.edu
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Abstract

A right aortic arch with an isolated left innominate artery is a rare form of aortic arch anomaly. We present a case of neonatal diagnosis of this anomaly with concerning findings of global cerebral white matter atrophy at 13 months of age.

Keywords

Aortic arch anomalyisolated left innominate arterycerebral white matter losssubclavian steal phenomenonspinal steal phenomenon

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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 8 , August 2019 , pp. 1107 - 1109
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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