J Korean Radiol Soc.  1974 Dec;10(2):103-108. 10.3348/jkrs.1974.10.2.103.

A case of coaretation of the aorta associated with the patent ductus arteriosus and the persistent leftsuperior vena cava

• Lee YK

• KMID: 2345943
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1974.10.2.103

Abstract

This is a case report of multiple congenital vascular anomalies in which coarctation of the aorta combinedwith the patent ductus arteriosus and the persistent left superior vena cava. The patient was a 15 year old girland congenital heart disease was suspected during infancy. However, she heart the disease incurable, so she hadbeen well with herb medicine until admission in our hospital. By physical examination and roentgenological studiesincluding aortography, the diagnosis of the patent ductus arteriosus was detected and the coarctation of the aortawas suspected. The persistent left superior vena cava was found during surgery and it was provedroentgenologically by venography.

Keyword

Aorta; stenosis

MeSH Terms

Aorta*
Aortic Coarctation
Aortography
Constriction, Pathologic
Diagnosis
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent*
Heart
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Phlebography
Physical Examination
Vena Cava, Superior