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A 51-year-old male patient with a past history of lung tuberculosis was referred to our clinic for routine control. The patient reported no complaints and chest X-ray was normal. Three-dimensional thoracic computed tomography revealed a balanced-type double aortic arch with no compression of trachea or esophagus.

chest X-ray film (Fig. 1). Clinical examination was normal. Computed tomographic angiography of the chest (Figs. 2, 3) showed a balanced type of double aortic arch, both of which arose from the ascending aorta anterior to the tracheae. Each arch gave origin to the common carotid and subclavian artery, and joined right posterior ward to form the descending aorta. The patient had neither respirat...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of chromosome 22q11 deletions in patients with isolated anomalies of the aortic arch and its branches. BACKGROUND Chromosome 22q11 deletions are often present in patients with certain forms of congenital cardiovascular disease, including tetralogy of Fallot, truncus arteriosus and interruption of the aortic arch. Among patien...