Not all symptoms disappear after vascular ring division: A pathophysiological interpretation

Augusto Zani; Francesco Morini; Pasquale Paolantonio; Denis A. Cozzi

doi:10.1007/s00246-007-9041-y

Not all symptoms disappear after vascular ring division: A pathophysiological interpretation

Augusto Zani, Francesco Morini, Pasquale Paolantonio, Denis A. Cozzi

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu

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Abstract

Vascular rings are a group of cardiovascular lesions due to faulty embryological development derived from an abnormality of neural crest cells (cephalic neurocristopathy). In addition to peculiar symptoms due to compression on the trachea and/or the esophagus, patients with vascular rings might present further features of neural crest-related defects. We report on a case of a child with complete vascular ring, affected both by compressive symptoms and by autonomic disturbances and minor facial anomalies. The autonomic disturbances are clinical features of maturational dysautonomia and tend to disappear with aging, whereas major compressive symptoms are solved by surgery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	676-678
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Cardiology
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-007-9041-y
Publication status	Published - May 2008

Keywords

Bark cough
Clinical manifestation
Ligamentum arteriosum
Maturational dysautonomia
Neural crest
Vascular ring

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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