raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99076

Persistent fifth aortic arch

Type
Morphological anomaly
Group
Disorder
Status
active

A rare, congenital anomaly of the great arteries characterized by an extrapericardial vessel arising from the ascending aorta proximal to the brachiocephalic artery and terminating either in the dorsal aorta or in pulmonary arteries via a persistently patent arterial duct. The resulting connection is a systemic-to-systemic or systemic-to-pulmonary. Clinical manifestation include exercise intolerance, reduced femoral pulses, cyanosis with or without pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. Other congenital cardiovascular anomalies are often present and influence the clinical presentation.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enPersistent fifth aortic arch
frPersistance du cinquième arc aortique
deAortenbogen, fünfter persistierender
esPersistencia del quinto arco aórtico
itPersistenza del quinto arco aortico
nlPersistente vijfde aortaboog
ptQuinto arco aórtico persistente
plPrzetrwały piąty łuk aorty
csPerzistující pátý aortální oblouk
ukПерсистуюча пята дуга аорти
zh永存第5对主动脉弓
trKalıcı beşinci aort arkı

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10Q25.4NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-11LA8B.2YNTBTindexvalidated
MONDO0020414Evalidated
UMLSC0345066Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card