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SÃndrome del arco aórtico
Definición:
La aorta es la principal arteria más grande que saca la sangre del corazón y el sÃndrome del arco aórtico se refiere a un grupo de signos y sÃntomas asociados con anomalÃas en la estructura de las arterias que se ramifican desde el arco aórtico o porción superior de la aorta.
Este sÃndrome está más comúnmente asociado con aterosclerosis , traumas, coágulos sanguÃneos o malformaciones que se desarrollaron antes del nacimiento.
Los defectos de las arterias ocasionan un flujo sanguÃneo anormal a la cabeza, el cuello o los brazos.
Nombres alternativos:
sÃndrome de oclusión de la arteria vertebrobasilar; SÃndrome de oclusión de la arteria carótida; sÃndrome de oclusión de la arteria subclavia; sÃndrome de robo de la subclavia
- Fecha de revisión: 11/6/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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