Aortic Arch Branches are Occluded: Which Artery Nourishes the Brain?
Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory vascular disease that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. In this report, we present a 47‐year‐old woman whose aortic arch branches were totally occluded and the cerebral circulation is dependent on a dilated right vertebral artery.
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Published in | Journal of cardiac surgery Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 240 - 241 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Malden, USA
Blackwell Publishing Inc
01.05.2007
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Summary: | Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory vascular disease that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. In this report, we present a 47‐year‐old woman whose aortic arch branches were totally occluded and the cerebral circulation is dependent on a dilated right vertebral artery. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:JOCS357 ark:/67375/WNG-4JXBGM6P-G istex:910990A8FF676E26B56DE4DAEB159266136F5E2E Presented at the 12th National Vascular Surgery Congress, 18‐22 May, 2005, Antalya, Turkey. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Case Study-2 ObjectType-Feature-4 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0886-0440 1540-8191 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00357.x |