Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2021; 9(4): 992-998
Published online Feb 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i4.992
Isolated interrupted aortic arch in an adult: A case report
Shu-Wen Dong, Duo-Duo Di, Guan-Xun Cheng
Shu-Wen Dong, Duo-Duo Di, Guan-Xun Cheng, Medical Imaging Department, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China
Shu-Wen Dong, Duo-Duo Di, Guan-Xun Cheng, Medical Imaging Department, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Dong SW and Di DD were involved in data collection; Dong SW wrote the first draft of the manuscript; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Guan-Xun Cheng, PhD, Chief Doctor, Medical Imaging Department, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, No. 1120 Lianhua Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, Guangdong Province, China. chengguanxun@outlook.com
Received: November 17, 2020
Peer-review started: November 17, 2020
First decision: November 24, 2020
Revised: December 8, 2020
Accepted: December 17, 2020
Article in press: December 17, 2020
Published online: February 6, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare congenital heart defect that is typically diagnosed shortly after birth and likely to be fatal without surgical correction. There are few reports of new IAA diagnoses in adults. In order to compensate for insufficient blood supply to the systemic circulation, IAA patients usually have abundant collateral circulation. This case describes an adult patient who survived due to a ventricular septal defect and a patent ductus arteriosus that allowed some oxygenated blood to be pumped into the descending aorta. IAA should be considered in adults with refractory hypertension or unexplained congestive heart failure.