Aortic pseudocoarctation associated with polysplenia/heterotaxy syndrome

Polysplenia/heterotaxy syndrome is a rare congenital disorder associated with a wide spectrum of anomalies in various organ systems. Although anomalies of the cardiovascular system are common in this syndrome, the authors report a rare case of polysplenia syndrome associated with aortic pseudocoarct...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Duarte, Humberto Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255114003175
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Summary:Polysplenia/heterotaxy syndrome is a rare congenital disorder associated with a wide spectrum of anomalies in various organ systems. Although anomalies of the cardiovascular system are common in this syndrome, the authors report a rare case of polysplenia syndrome associated with aortic pseudocoarctation, which to our knowledge has never been reported. Resumo: A síndrome de poliesplenia/heterotaxia é uma anomalia congénita rara associado a um amplo espetro de anomalias em vários órgãos. Apesar das anomalias do sistema cardiovascular estarem frequentemente associadas a esta síndrome, os autores relatam um caso raro de uma síndrome poliesplenia associada a uma pseudocoartação aórtica, o que segundo a nosso conhecimento nunca foi descrito na literatura. Keywords: Aortic pseudocoarctation, Polysplenia/heterotaxy syndrome, Multidetector computed tomography, Palavras chave: Pseudocoartação aórtica, Síndrome de poliesplenia/heterotaxia, Tomografia Computadorizada com Múltiplos Detetores
ISSN:0870-2551