title: A rare form of communication between the left internal thoracic artery and the left anterior descending artery.
abstract: Extracardiac collaterals generally from bronchial and internal thoracic arteries to coronary circulation have been described in the literature. In this report, we present a case of 59-year-old male patient with collaterals from the left internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery developed after coronary artery bypass grafting and aneurysmectomy surgery. It is likely the collaterals developed as a result of the postoperative adhesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dursan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Topaloglu
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Kumral
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozeke
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
mesh_terms: D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology