[A rare cause of dyspnea on exertion]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2016 Jan;17(1):58-61. doi: 10.1714/2140.23194.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Vascular rings are rare anomalies accounting for 1% to 3% of all congenital heart diseases with a similar frequency in both sexes, which can result in a variable degree of extrinsic compression of the trachea and esophagus. We report the case of a 46-year-old woman with symptomatic dyspnea and double aortic arch that caused esophageal tracheal compression. Considering the little impact of the functional vascular anomaly in our case, a conservative approach was adopted with clinical and functional annual follow-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Airway Obstruction / etiology
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Dyspnea / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Physical Exertion*
  • Ultrasonography