title: Report of the anatomic variation of the brachial artery in a patient undergoing transradial cardiac catheterization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kavaklidere Umut Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Ankara, Turkey. raifcavolli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Raif
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cavolli
authors.forename: Sadik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozyurda
mesh_terms: 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