Isolation of the right subclavian artery in a patient with d-transposition of the great arteries.

Ann Pediatr Cardiol

Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Published: June 2015

Isolation of the right subclavian artery (RSCA) is rare, and this finding in association with d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) is extremely unusual. We present a case of an isolated RSCA in a newborn with d-TGA in whom the clinical presentation was diagnostic. We discuss the imaging modalities used to confirm the diagnosis, the embryological basis of the finding, and the surgical repair.

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