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Persistent fifth aortic arch: a single-center experience, case series.

Yuanyuan Liu¹, Hui Zhang², Jun Ren¹

¹Division of Cardiology, the Affiliated Children's Hospital of Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China.

Translational Pediatrics

|July 23, 2021

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Persistent fifth aortic arch (PFAA) is a rare congenital heart defect. Echocardiography is useful for diagnosis, with computed tomography angiography (CTA) confirming uncertain cases.

Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Medicine
Pediatric Cardiology
Medical Imaging

Background:

Persistent fifth aortic arch (PFAA) is an exceptionally rare congenital cardiovascular malformation with limited existing literature.
Understanding and diagnosing PFAA is challenging due to its rarity.

Purpose of the Study:

To enhance the understanding and diagnosis of PFAA using echocardiography and computed tomography angiography (CTA).
To evaluate the diagnostic utility of echocardiography for PFAA.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of five PFAA cases diagnosed between October 2016 and September 2019.
Analysis of echocardiography and CTA findings, alongside patient medical history.

Main Results:

Keywords:

Persistent fifth aortic arch (PFAA)case series computed tomography angiography (CTA)echocardiography surgery

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Five pediatric patients (3-48 months) with PFAA were identified, presenting with varied clinical symptoms.

Echocardiography provided a direct diagnosis in three cases, while two required supplemental CTA confirmation after initial misdiagnosis.

Three patients required surgery, with two undergoing the procedure; two patients needed follow-up assessments with positive outcomes.

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Atypical clinical manifestations of PFAA necessitate reliance on imaging modalities for diagnosis.
Echocardiography is a key diagnostic tool, with CTA essential for confirming uncertain findings.
Accurate diagnosis of PFAA and associated anomalies is critical for timely and effective treatment, despite ongoing debate regarding nomenclature and embryological origin.