Anomalous origin of left vertebral artery from descending thoracic aorta: A rare variant.
Niraj Nirmal PandeyMumun SinhaArun SharmaSanjeev KumarPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
We present a case of a 4-year-old child operated previously for cyanotic congenital heart disease where the follow-up computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed anomalous origin of the left vertebral artery from the descending thoracic aorta. This case also highlights the potential implications of this variant and the value of CT angiography in diagnosing this anomaly.
Keyphrases
- congenital heart disease
- computed tomography
- aortic valve
- spinal cord
- pulmonary artery
- bone mineral density
- mental health
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- coronary artery
- postmenopausal women
- pulmonary hypertension
- spinal cord injury
- risk assessment
- magnetic resonance
- human health
- dual energy
- aortic dissection