Uncommon Anatomic Variation of Left Internal Mammary Artery: God-Created Y-Graft Conduit

The left internal mammary artery is the most accepted and widely used conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting. This report presents a rare case of very early bifurcation of the left internal mammary artery at the level of the third intercostal space.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020-02, Vol.109 (2), p.e113-e114
Hauptverfasser:	Palanisamy, Vijayanand, Mohandoss, Bharath Kumar, Ravikumar, Mithun Sundararaaja, Raman R, Karthik, Rajakumar, Anjith Prakash, Kurian, Valikapthalil Mathew
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anatomic Variation Angiography Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis Coronary Artery Disease - surgery Humans Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis - methods Male Mammary Arteries - anatomy & histology Mammary Arteries - transplantation Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:	The left internal mammary artery is the most accepted and widely used conduit in coronary artery bypass grafting. This report presents a rare case of very early bifurcation of the left internal mammary artery at the level of the third intercostal space.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.111