title: Aortic arch branches are occluded: which artery nourishes the brain?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Alpagut
authors.forename: Omer Ali
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Sayin
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugurlucan
authors.forename: Tarhan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cinar
authors.forename: Benguhan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Surmen
authors.forename: Burce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goktas
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dayioglu
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Onursal
mesh_terms: 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