Prenatal diagnosis of right aortic arch : associated anomalies and fetal prognosis according to different subtypes

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OBJECTIVES: Right aortic arch (RAA) is a rare anomaly with an incidence of 0.1 % in the adult population and low-risk fetuses. Our aim in this study was to evaluate associated anomalies and conditions according to subtypes.

METHODS: This was a retrospective study examining consecutive pregnancies diagnosed with RAA in our hospital between 2018 and 2022. Fetuses with RAA were divided into three groups, RAA with right-sided ductus arteriosus (RAA-RDA), RAA with left-sided ductus arteriosus (RAA-LDA), and RAA with a double aortic arch (RAA-DAA).

RESULTS: A total of 81 fetuses were diagnosed as having RAA during the study period. The rate of cardiac anomalies (82.8 %) in the RAA-RDA group was higher than in the RAA-LDA (17.6 %) and RAA-DAA (22.2 %) groups (p<0.001). No statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of maternal age, diagnosis week, pregnancy outcome, extracardiac anomalies, and genetic anomalies. Three (8 %) of 36 fetuses with isolated RAA who resulted in live birth developed symptoms related to the vascular ring, and one (2.7 %) newborn with RAA-DAA underwent surgery.

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of cardiac anomalies is high in fetuses with RAA-RDA. Ultrasound examinations should be performed for cardiac anomalies and additional structural anomalies. Vascular ring formation is a rare but important complication due to compression risk to the trachea and esophagus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Journal of perinatal medicine - 52(2024), 3 vom: 25. März, Seite 304-309

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alpınar, Abdullah [VerfasserIn]
Demirci, Oya [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Double aortic arch
Fetal heart
Journal Article
Prenatal diagnosis
Righ aortic arch

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.03.2024

Date Revised 07.03.2024

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1515/jpm-2023-0410

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36771504X