Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2008 May-Jun;9(3):283-5.
doi: 10.3348/kjr.2008.9.3.283.

Pseudocoarctation of the aorta associated with the anomalous origin of the left vertebral artery: a case report

Jae Sung Son  1 , Ki Bae Hong, David Chan Wook Chung
Affiliations
Review

Pseudocoarctation of the aorta associated with the anomalous origin of the left vertebral artery: a case report

Jae Sung Son et al. Korean J Radiol. 2008 May-Jun.

Abstract

Pseudocoarctation of the aorta is a rare congenital anomaly of the aortic arch, and it has been described as an elongation of the aortic arch with "kinking" at the level of the ligamentum arteriosum without a pressure gradient across the lesion. The treatment for this condition is controversial. We report here on an unusual case of pseudocoarctation of the aorta associated with the anomalous origin of the left vertebral artery and we include a review of the medical literature.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Pseudocoarctation of aorta associated with anomalous origin of left vertebral artery in 6-year-old body. A. Three-dimensional CT reconstruction demonstrates elongated and kinked aortic arch (long arrow) with anomalous origin of left vertebral artery (short arrow). B. Contrast enhanced CT reveals isthmic portion of descending aorta is not adjacent to spine and it is surrounded by aerated lung (arrow). C. Superior view of volume rendered image shows that aortic arch is elongated and kinked and isthmic portion of descending aorta is not adjacent to spine (arrow).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Dotter CT, Steinberg I. Angiocardiography. New York: Paul B Hoeber; 1951. pp. 181–184.
    1. Souders CR, Pearson CM, Adams HD. An aortic deformity simulating mediastinal tumor: a subclinical form of coarctation. Dis Chest. 1951;20:35–45. - PubMed
    1. Yang BZ. Pseudocoarctation of the aorta with aneurysm formation: case report. Chin Med J. 2005;118:1230–1232. - PubMed
    1. Albayram S, Gailloud P, Wasserman BA. Bilateral arch origin of the vertebral arteries. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2002;23:455–458. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Vorster W, du Plooy PT, Meiring JH. Abnormal origin of internal thoracic and vertebral arteries. Clin Anat. 1998;11:33–37. - PubMed