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Interrupted aortic arch in an adult with polycystic kidney disease

Ayşe Seker Koçkara1, Mansur Kayataş, Can Huzmeli

  • 1Department of Nephrology, Cumhuriyet University Medical School, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.

Case Reports in Medicine
|July 11, 2013
PubMed

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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) rarely co-occurs with interrupted aortic arch (IAA). This study presents a unique case, exploring if IAA could be an extrarenal complication of ADPKD.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Cardiology
  • Medical Genetics

Background:

  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most prevalent hereditary kidney disease, contributing to 8-10% of end-stage renal failure.
  • Cardiovascular abnormalities are significant extrarenal complications associated with ADPKD.
  • Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare and severe congenital cardiac defect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a rare co-occurrence of ADPKD and IAA.
  • To investigate the potential link between ADPKD and IAA as a complication.

Main Methods:

  • Case report presentation.
  • Literature review on ADPKD complications and IAA.

Main Results:

  • A patient with coexisting ADPKD and IAA is described.
  • No prior reports document the simultaneous occurrence of ADPKD and IAA.

Conclusions:

  • The presented case highlights a novel association between ADPKD and IAA.
  • Further research is warranted to determine if IAA represents an extrarenal complication of ADPKD.

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