The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006; 54(8): 549-551DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924436 Short Communications © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkAnomalous Origin of the Brachiocephalic Trunk from the Left Pulmonary Artery with CHARGE SyndromeD. Martin1 , I. Knez1 , B. Rigler1 1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Medical School of Graz, Graz, Austria Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article All articles of this category Abstract Anomalous origin of the brachiocephalic trunk is a rare congenital malformation. This is a report about a case of an anatomic isolation of the left carotid artery with CHARGE syndrome. Key words Cardiovascular surgery - heart disease - aortic disease Full Text References References 1 Edwards J E. Anomalies of derivatives aortic arch syndrome. Med Clin North Am. 1948; 32 925-949 2 Pragon R A, Graham J M, Zonana J. Coloboma, congenital heart disease and choanal atresia with multiple anomalies: CHARGE association. J Pediatr. 1981; 99 223-227 3 Lin A E, Chin A J, Devine W, Park S C, Zackai E. The pattern of cardiovascular malformation in the CHARGE association. Am J Dis Child. 1987; 141 1010-1013 4 Issukutz K A, Graham Jr J M, Prasad C, Smith I M, Blake K D. An epidemiological analysis of CHARGE syndrome: preliminary results from a Canadian study. Am J Med Genet A. 2005; 133 309-317 5 Ghalili K, Issenberg H J, Freeman N J, Brodman R F. Isolated left carotid artery in CHARGE association: diagnosis and repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 1990; 50 130-132 6 Miyaji K, Hannan R L, Burke R P. Anomalous origin of innominate artery from right pulmonary artery in DiGeorge syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001; 71 2043-2044 MD Daniela-Eugenia Martin Division of Cardiac SurgeryMedical School Graz Auenbruggerplatz 29 8036 Graz Austria Phone: + 43 3 16 38 58 05 28 Fax: + 43 31 63 85 46 72 Email: daniela-eugenia.martin@meduni-graz.at
