title: Lateral origin of the right internal thoracic artery: report of a case.
abstract: We report herein the unusual case of a patient in whom postoperative angiography following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) revealed a lateral origin of the right internal thoracic artery (ITA) and a normal origin of the left ITA, both of which were demonstrated to be patent and did not follow a tortuous course. The CABG had involved revascularization of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) with the right ITA, and the obtuse marginal artery with the left ITA. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and developed no respiratory symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Owari Prefectural Hospital, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hibi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Notoya
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*