A Very Unusual Origin of Left Subclavian Artery

CANDEMİR B., Koca C., TAN T. S.

JOURNAL OF INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY, cilt.24, sa.5, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: coronary angiography, aortic arch anomalies, coronary artery bypass grafting, AORTIC-ARCH, 22Q11.2 DELETION, ANOMALIES, LATERALITY
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The left internal mammary artery, a branch of the left subclavian artery, is the most commonly used arterial graft during coronary artery bypass grafting. Although extremely rare, an abnormal origin of left subclavian artery may lead to a difficult coronary angiography procedure or result in a catastrophic complication if iatrogenically occluded during a stent-graft repair of thoracic aneurysm. We present a case of an unusual anomalous origin of the left subclavian artery, which was discovered during a diagnostic coronary angiography.