Aortic arch branches are occluded: which artery nourishes the brain?
Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory vascular disease that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. In this report, we present a 47-year-old woman whose aortic arch branches were totally occluded and the cerebral circulation is dependent on a dilated right vertebral artery.
Alpagut
Ufuk
U
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sayin
Omer Ali
OA
Ugurlucan
Murat
M
Cinar
Tarhan
T
Surmen
Benguhan
B
Goktas
Burce
B
Dayioglu
Enver
E
Onursal
Ertan
E
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D014711:Vertebral Artery