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 inJournal of cardiac surgery Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 240 - 241
Main Authors Alpagut, Ufuk, Sayin, Omer Ali, Ugurlucan, Murat, Cinar, Tarhan, Surmen, Benguhan, Goktas, Burce, Dayioglu, Enver, Onursal, Ertan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.05.2007
Subjects
Aorta, Thoracic
Arterial Occlusive Diseases - etiology
Brain - blood supply
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Takayasu Arteritis - complications
Vertebral Artery
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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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Presented at the 12th National Vascular Surgery Congress, 18‐22 May, 2005, Antalya, Turkey.
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ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00357.x