title: [Ventricular branches of the circumflex artery of the heart].
abstract: Because of the great number of anatomic descriptions, and because of the variability of the nomenclature, the authors realized three studies: anatomical, radiological, and surgical studies of 198 hearts (150 dissections and 148 angiographies). There are 3 groups of collateral branches for the left ventricle: --The lateral branch (existing in 49 per cent of the cases), beginning after a short space with often an intra-myocardial segment, and running obliquely on the pulmonary surface of the left ventricle. --The lateral and inferior branch (existing in 38 per cent of the cases), situated just between the pulmonary and diaphragmatic surface of the ventricle, and perpendicular to the coronary sulcus. --The inferior or posterior branches (existing in 59 per cent of the cases), which are parallel to the inferior (or posterior) interventricular sulcus, on the diaphragmatic surface of the heart.
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D009626:Terminology as Topic
vernacular_title: Les branches ventriculaires de l'artère circonflexe du coeur.