Report of the anatomic variation of the brachial artery in a patient undergoing transradial cardiac catheterization.
The arterial pattern of the upper limb is one of the systems that shows a large number of variations in the adult human body. Most of these variations occur in either the radial or ulnar artery; brachial artery variations are less common. In this case report we describe the anomaly in the formation of the brachial artery system. Appreciation of variations in the upper extremity vasculature is essential to prevent injury, particularly in patients undergoing arteriography.
Cavolli
Raif
R
Kavaklidere Umut Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey. raifcavolli@hotmail.com
Eryilmaz
Sadik
S
Kaya
Bulent
B
Ozyurda
Umit
U
D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis