Aortic arch anomalies detected in foetal life by echocardiography.

Aortic arch anomalies detected in foetal life by echocardiography. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Feb 12;:1-5 Authors: Oztunc F, Ugan Atik S, Dedeoglu R, Yuksel MA, Madazlı R Abstract Aortic arch anomalies refer to congenital malformations of position or branching pattern of the aortic arch. To-date, only a few small studies have documented prenatal detection of aortic arch anomalies. In this article, we share our experience in detecting aortic arch anomalies. Foetal echocardiograms, clinic and genetic histories of 33 patients who had been diagnosed with aortic arch anomaly from 2007 to 2015 were reviewed. In 15 patients, right aortic arch with mirror image branching; in 13 patients, right aortic arch with left ductus arteriosus and aberrant left subclavian artery; in three patients, left aortic arch with aberrant right subclavian artery; in one patient bilateral ductus and right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery and in one patient double aortic arch were detected. In a patient with isolated right aortic arch, 22q11 microdeletion had been revealed. Given this data, we strongly suggest foetal karyotype analysis when aortic arch anomalies are identified. Impact Statement What is already known on this subject: The data about the prenatal diagnosis of aortic arch anomalies are limited. What the results of this study add: In our study, 653 patients were examined by foetal echocardiography during the study period. Thirty three pat...
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Source Type: research