Brachioradial arteries with anastomotic arteries connecting to brachial arteries bilaterally.
We present a patient with a failed radial coronary angioplasty as a result of bilateral brachioradial arteries, the radial arteries anomalously originating from the axillary arteries. We review the literature concerning abnormal origins of the radial artery and propose the left ulnar artery as optimal access of choice in cases with a right brachioradial artery of relatively small size in its proximal part.
Hong
Tong
T
Cardiology Department, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, the People's Republic of China. themailbox@21cn.com
Qiuhong
Dan
D
Haipeng
Cai
C
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*