The natural and unnatural history of congenital aortic arch abnormalities evaluated in an adult survival cohort

Conclusion– The low incidence of vascular rings, its anatomic heterogeneity and wide range of common symptoms often leads to misdiagnosis. Clinical awareness is warranted as a large subset of patients could benefit from surgery, even at an adult age.
Source: Canadian Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research