Internal mammary artery perfusing the Leriche's syndrome.
Two cases of collateral perfusion of a lower extremity, by way of an internal mammary artery, in the presence of Leriche's syndrome are described. The importance of recognizing this condition prior to coronary artery bypass grafting is emphasized.
Arnold
J R
JR
Florida Hospital & Florida Heart Institute, Orlando 32804, USA.
Greenberg
J D
JD
Clements
S
S
D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000503:physiopathology; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D019074:Epigastric Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000503:physiopathology; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D007925:Leriche Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography