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  • Title: Long-term survival in preductal atresia of the aortic arch.
    Author: Gomes AS, Levisman JA, Grollman JH, Eber LM.
    Journal: Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn; 1977; 3(1):73-8. PubMed ID: 837435.
    Abstract:
    Atresia of the aortic arch is distinguished from complete interruption of the aorta by the presence of a fibrotic strand bridging the 2 discontinuous segments of aorta. Most patients with aortic arch atresia have associated intracardiac defects. There is a high neonatal mortality in this condition, with 95% of the patients dying in the first year of life. The case described herein is the first long-term survivor with atresia of the aortic arch, a patent ductus arteriosus, and an atrial septal defect to reach adulthood. In this patient an extensive collateral network existed in spite of the presence of a patent ductus arteriosus.
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