Prenatal diagnosis and perinatal clinical course of isolated left-sided innominate artery
Shinichiro Sakaki1, Takeshi Ikegawa1, Motoyoshi Kawataki2
1Department of Cardiology, Kanagawa Children's Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan.
Cardiology in the Young
|May 27, 2024
Abstract:
Isolated left-sided innominate artery, a rare congenital anomaly in which the left-sided innominate artery arises from the main pulmonary trunk, is usually diagnosed incidentally in children and adults. Limited reports exist on its prenatal diagnosis, with none comprehensively describing the associated perinatal haemodynamic changes. We report a case of prenatally diagnosed isolated left-sided innominate artery, describing the postnatal clinical course.
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