title: Brachioradial arteries with anastomotic arteries connecting to brachial arteries bilaterally.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, the People's Republic of China. themailbox@21cn.com
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Qiuhong
authors.forename: Cai
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haipeng
mesh_terms: 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*