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Anomalous origin of left internal thoracic artery from the second intercostal artery
International Journal of Morphology · Ocak 2012
Makale Bilgileri
DergiInternational Journal of Morphology
Yayın TarihiOcak 2012
Cilt / Sayfa30 · 1590-1592
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84875871258
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Özet
Left internal thoracic artery (LITA) has increased importance and common use in coronary bypass grafting because of long-term better patency rate and improvement in both the duration and quality of survival of patients. LITA is a branch of the first part of the subclavian artery. We report a case in which the LITA originated from the second left intercostal artery. A 71-year-old man with a history of angina pectoris for 1 month was admitted to the hospital because of progressive increase in anginal symptoms. During the operation, it was noted that the LITA originated from the second intercostal artery. LITA used as a free graft. LITA was anastomosed to the left anterior descending coronary artery. He was free of symptoms 4 weeks after operation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of the LITA originating from the second intercostal artery.
Yazarlar (3)
1
Mehmet Oc
ORCID: 0000-0002-7832-3067
2
Bahar Oc
ORCID: 0000-0002-2253-5191
3
Ilhan Pasaoglu
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anomalies
Cardiac surgery
Internal thoracic artery
Kurumlar
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Ankara Turkey
Selçuk Üniversitesi
Selçuklu Turkey