Diseases

Vascular Ring

Congenital vascular malformation in which the AORTA arch and its branches encircle the TRACHEA and ESOPHAGUS. Signs and symptoms include DYSPNEA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS, especially with eating, DYSPHAGIA, persistent cough, and GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX or may be asymptomatic. Two most common types are double aortic arch and right aortic arch. It may be associated with other anomalies (e.g., DIGEORGE SYNDROME).

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Congenital vascular malformation in which the AORTA arch and its branches encircle the TRACHEA and ESOPHAGUS. Signs and symptoms include DYSPNEA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS, especially with eating, DYSPHAGIA, persistent cough, and GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX or may be asymptomatic. Two most common types are double aortic arch and right aortic arch. It may be associated with other anomalies (e.g., DIGEORGE SYNDROME).

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5 entry terms
  • Vascular Rings
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Right Aortic Arch Syndrome
  • Right Aortic Arch with Left Ligamentum Arteriosum
  • Aortic Arch, Double

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Aortic Arch Syndromes (1963-2017)
  • Aortic Diseases (1963-2017)
  • Vascular Malformations (1963-2017)

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  1. C14w.240.850w.992w
  2. C14w.907w.109.239.825w
  3. C16w.131w.240.850w.984w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vascular Ring. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073872. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073872
  2. Vascular Ring. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vascular_ring
  3. Vascular Ring. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3616597