title: [A study of the morphology of the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery (DBLCFA) as a possible vascular graft for the reconstruction of coronary arteries using angio CT].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Due to the need for alternative arterial grafts suitable for the reconstruction of the coronary bloodstream, we conducted a morphological analysis of the descending branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery (DBLCFA) using an AGCT scan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Not only anatomical variations and the quantitative representation of sclerotic changes, but also the presence of a collateral system in the event of significant stenosis of the pelvic and femoral artery system were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results revealed favorable findings in the sense of the studied arteries length (9.3 cm on average), a relatively low anatomical variability and a very small percentage of the studied blood vessels participating in collateral blood flow, despite that 72% of tests revealed significant stenotic disease (stenosis of more than 50%) of the upper branch of lower limb arteries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the defined criteria, 68% of vessels were found to be suitable for grafting. We suppose that this number would be considerably higher in patients with only insignificant or no ischemic disease of the lower extremities.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loskot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baxa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hájek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Valenta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed