ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Radiol.

Sec. Cardiothoracic Imaging

Volume 5 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fradi.2025.1616112

A comparative analysis of CT angiography and echocardiography in the evaluation of chest findings in patients with interrupted aortic arch

Provisionally accepted
Zhanar MoldakhanovaZhanar Moldakhanova1Raushan RakhimzhanovaRaushan Rakhimzhanova2Tairkhan DautovTairkhan Dautov3Lazzat BastarbekovaLazzat Bastarbekova1Bauyrzhan KaliyevBauyrzhan Kaliyev3Assel AlmussinaAssel Almussina1Aizhan ZhankorazovaAizhan Zhankorazova4Nurmakhan ZholshybekNurmakhan Zholshybek4*
  • 1National Research Cardiac Surgery Center, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 2Astana Medical University, Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Kazakhstan
  • 3University Medical Center Astana, Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan
  • 4School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-sultan, Kazakhstan

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Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly characterized by the absence of continuity between the ascending and descending aorta, often accompanied by congenital heart defects such as ventricular septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus. Accurate preoperative imaging is essential for surgical planning and patient management. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of echocardiography and computed tomography angiography (CTA) in evaluating thoracic findings in patients with IAA. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 58 patients (median age: 18 days) diagnosed with IAA between September 2020 and January 2023 at the

Keywords: interrupted aortic arch1, echocardiography2, computed tomography angiography3, congenital heart defects4, diagnostic imaging5, surgical planning6

Received: 22 Apr 2025; Accepted: 13 Jun 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Moldakhanova, Rakhimzhanova, Dautov, Bastarbekova, Kaliyev, Almussina, Zhankorazova and Zholshybek. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Nurmakhan Zholshybek, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan

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