Asymptomatic Balanced-Type Double Aortic Arch in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report

Mert Yilmaz, Mustafa Tok, Mete Cengiz

The Heart Surgery Forum · 2007 · 10 citations · 1 references

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Double aortic arch is a congenital abnormality and sporadic cases have been reported in adult patients, who are usually diagnosed after complaining of asthma-like symptoms or swallowing difficulties because of the compression of the trachea or esophagus by the abnormal aortic arches. We present the case of a 67-year-old male patient with double aortic arch, found coincidentally during coronary angiographic examination.

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