A rare anomaly of the aortic arch: aberrant right subclavian artery associated with common carotid trunk

With increasing use of transradial access (TRA) to perform coronary angiography, arterial anomalies of the upper extremity are more frequently encountered. We describe a patient with an aberrant right subclavian artery (RSCA) originating as the last major branch of the aortic arch, which eventually...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of invasive cardiology 2011-10, Vol.23 (10), p.E241-E243
Main Authors: Cummings, Matthew S, Kuo, Bruce T, Ziada, Khaled M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities
Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging
Carotid Arteries - abnormalities
Carotid Arteries - diagnostic imaging
Chest Pain - etiology
Cocaine-Related Disorders - complications
Coronary Angiography - methods
Female
Femoral Artery
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Radial Artery
Subclavian Artery - abnormalities
Subclavian Artery - diagnostic imaging
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:With increasing use of transradial access (TRA) to perform coronary angiography, arterial anomalies of the upper extremity are more frequently encountered. We describe a patient with an aberrant right subclavian artery (RSCA) originating as the last major branch of the aortic arch, which eventually led to failure of the transradial approach. Subsequent arch aortography revealed an associated common carotid trunk. The combination of both anomalies is a rare finding and may be associated with a number of other arterial and/or mediastinal organ anomalies.
ISSN:1557-2501