A rare form of communication between the left internal thoracic artery and the left anterior descending artery.
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.
Aras
Dursan
D
Department of Cardiology, Ankara Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Topaloglu
Serkan
S
Cagli
Kerim
K
Ergun
Kumral
K
Ozeke
Ozcan
O
Korkmaz
Sule
S
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