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Fig. 5 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Fig. 5

From: Prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta with a long and angled isthmus by two- and three-dimensional echocardiography: a case report

Fig. 5

Gross findings of the fetus of coarctation of the aorta. The branching patterns of aortic arch and the slim isthmus (indicated by the arrow), together with its connection with descending aorta are clearly shown, when pulling up the great arteries using two forceps (a). The original position of the great arteries is also shown (b). Three white lines are drawn to show the aortic arch branches, which are presenting in a “W” shape. The course of the arch is not transverse but oblique upward, leading to a very sharp angle of its connection with the isthmus (indicated by the arrow)

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