Artéria subclávia direita aberrante em cão - aspectos clínicos e de imagem / Aberrant right subclavian artery in a dog - clinical and imaging aspects

Background: Aberrant right subclavian artery is only rarely observed in veterinary medicine. Some animals may present postprandial regurgitation and progressive weight loss, which is considered an incidental finding unrelated to clinical alterations. Advanced imaging techniques such as thoracic CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and contrast angiography are used for the accurate detection of lesions, anatomical changes and specific information about vascular rings. This paper describes the clinical changes, imaging exams and therapeutic approach in a female dog with megaesophagus induced by an aberrant right subclavian artery. Case: A 2-month-old female bull terrier, weighing 1.6 kg, with a history of regurgitation immediately or a few minutes after a meal, diarrhea, polyphagia, progressive emaciation and apathy for 45 days, was treated at a University Veterinary Hospital. The dog's physical examination revealed 7% dehydration and body condition score 1 (scale 1 to 5), but no cardiac or pulmonary alterations upon auscultation. The hematological analysis and renal and hepatic serum enzymes were within the normal range for the species. In view of the presumptive clinical diagnosis of vascular anomaly, suggested by the contrast X-ray examination, a chest tomography was performed, which revealed altered aortic arch shape and contours, and a posterior aneurysm in the area of abnormal connection of the right subclavian artery. The patient was released with a prescription for conservative dietary management for megaesophagus. Within two weeks, the patient returned with a report of a good response to the prescribed therapy, absence of vomiting and diarrhea, and an increase in body weight. Surgical correction was recommended, but has not been performed so far, but conservative treatment for megaesophagus was continued. No further episodes of regurgitation were identified during the nine-month follow-up period. Discussion: In the case reported here, the right subclavian artery is considered anatomically atypical because it arises directly from the aortic arch. This vascular anomaly passes on to the right pectoral limb, dorsal to the esophagus, contracting it in its dorsal aspect. It tends to affect purebred dogs, occurring more frequently in Irish setters, German shepherds and Labrador retrievers, although it has been described in other breeds such as the bull terrier documented here and mixed breed dogs. Vascular ring anomalies may not cause clinical changes in animals and represent only incidental findings, or they may lead to gastrointestinal changes resulting from esophageal stricture, contributing to megaesophagus and clinical signs of esophageal obstruction, especially in recently weaned puppies. Such alterations were observed in this case, with the dog presenting regurgitation, immediately or a few minutes after a meal, megaesophagus, diarrhea and progressive weight loss. A CT scan was performed to confirm the type and location of the vascular anomaly and diagnostic accuracy, as recommended in the literature. Dietary therapy is one of the approaches adopted for patients presenting with regurgitation resulting from megaesophagus secondary to vascular anomalies. The dog in this report responded well to the medical therapy; nevertheless, the treatment of choice to correct the esophageal obstruction caused by this anomaly is surgical sectioning of the aberrant vessel by right intercostal thoracotomy, given that the degree of esophageal dilation and dysfunction tends to increase over time. However, at this time, the animal's owner decided to suspend the recommended surgical procedure.

Aberrant right subclavian artery in a dog - case report / [Ectopia de artéria subclávia direita em cão - relato de caso]

The brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery originate from the aortic arch, and both supply blood to the head, neck, and thoracic limbs. Anatomical variations, such as an aberrant right subclavian artery, are congenital conditions rarely observed in dogs, Thus, the objective of the present report was to describe a case of aberrant right subclavian artery in a 9-year-old Dalmatian. However, this anomaly was a finding in which the patient was asymptomatic during its 9 years of life and only at this age did he exhibit signs including sialorrhea, vomiting, hyporexia, and noisy deglutition. Blood count, biochemical profile, and thoracic radiography led to a diagnosis of megaesophagus and aspiration pneumonia. Despite the recommended treatment, the patient did not respond well; as such, the owner elected to euthanize the animal. On necropsy, the right subclavian artery originated directly from the aortic arch, followed a route from left to right dorsally to the esophagus, and then formed an impression of the vascular path over the muscular wall of the esophagus. The esophagus, in turn, exhibited a flaccid wall and dilation in the caudal portion to the vascular path made by the ectopic position of the right subclavian artery.(AU)

O tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda emergem do arco aórtico e são responsáveis por fazerem o suprimento sanguíneo para cabeça, pescoço e membros torácicos. Variações anatômicas, como a ectopia da artéria subclávia direita, são alterações congênitas raramente encontradas em cães, cujas alterações do sistema digestivo acontecem em pacientes recém-desmamados e não em adultos. Assim, o objetivo deste relato é descrever um caso de ectopia da artéria subclávia direita em uma cadela, Dálmata, de nove anos de idade. No entanto, essa anomalia foi um achado do qual o paciente foi assintomático durante os nove anos de vida e somente com essa idade apresentou sinais como sialorreia, vômito, hiporexia e deglutição ruidosa. O hemograma e os perfis bioquímicos, associados à radiografia torácica, levaram a um diagnóstico de megaesôfago e pneumonia aspirativa. Mesmo seguindo o tratamento recomendado, houve piora clínica do quadro e o animal foi submetido à eutanásia. À macroscopia, a artéria subclávia direita originava-se direto do arco aórtico, fazia um percurso da esquerda para a direita dorsalmente ao esôfago e, então, formava uma impressão do trajeto vascular sobre a parede muscular do esôfago. O esôfago, por sua vez, apresentava parede flácida e dilatação na porção caudal ao trajeto vascular feito pela posição ectópica da artéria subclávia direita.(AU)

Análise evolutiva da morfologia e da irrigação do timo de javalis (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) / Evolutionary analysis of morphology and irrigation of the thymus of boar's (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758)

Objetivou-se descrever comparativamente as artérias responsáveis pela irrigação dos lobos tímicos cervicais e torácicos dos javalis, determinando-se também as características morfológicas do referido órgão nessa espécie, a ponto de correlacioná-las evolutivamente com os demais representantes da família Suidae. Os lobos tímicos cervicais direito e esquerdo receberam ramos distribuídos pelas artérias carótidas comuns direita e esquerda e cervicais superficiais direita e esquerda e, por vezes, pelas artérias torácica externa esquerda e subclávia esquerda. Essa característica vascular foi mantida ao longo da evolução, estando presente em linhagens e raças mais recentes de suídeos. A irrigação dos lobos tímicos torácicos direito e esquerdo foi realizada predominantemente por ramos diretos e indiretos ipsilaterais e contralaterais das artérias torácicas internas direita e esquerda, e também por ramos da artéria subclávia esquerda. Ramos diretos das artérias cervicais superficiais direita e esquerda e ramos diretos da artéria torácica interna direita foram encontrados para o lobo tímico médio, sendo essa uma descrição única nessa espécie, o que demonstra uma característica evolutiva primitiva nesse ancestral.(AU)

The objective of this study was to comparatively describe the arteries responsible for the irrigation of the cervical and thoracic thymus lobes of Boars, also determining the morphological characteristics of this body in this species to the point of evolutionarily correlating them with other representatives of the Suidae family. The left and right cervical thymic lobes received branches distributed by common right and left, superficial right and left carotid arteries, and neck and, sometimes, the outer left chest and left subclavian arteries. This feature was vascular maintained throughout evolution and is present in more recent strains and breeds of swine. Irrigation of the right and left thoracic thymic lobes was performed predominantly by direct and indirect ipsilateral and contralateral branches of the right and left internal thoracic arteries and also by branches of the left subclavian artery. Direct branches of the right and left superficial cervical artery and right branches of the right internal thoracic artery were found for the average thymic lobe, this being a unique description in this species, demonstrating a primitive feature in this evolutionary ancestor.(AU)

Análise evolutiva da morfologia e da irrigação do timo de javalis (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758) / Evolutionary analysis of morphology and irrigation of the thymus of boar's (Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758)

Objetivou-se descrever comparativamente as artérias responsáveis pela irrigação dos lobos tímicos cervicais e torácicos dos javalis, determinando-se também as características morfológicas do referido órgão nessa espécie, a ponto de correlacioná-las evolutivamente com os demais representantes da família Suidae. Os lobos tímicos cervicais direito e esquerdo receberam ramos distribuídos pelas artérias carótidas comuns direita e esquerda e cervicais superficiais direita e esquerda e, por vezes, pelas artérias torácica externa esquerda e subclávia esquerda. Essa característica vascular foi mantida ao longo da evolução, estando presente em linhagens e raças mais recentes de suídeos. A irrigação dos lobos tímicos torácicos direito e esquerdo foi realizada predominantemente por ramos diretos e indiretos ipsilaterais e contralaterais das artérias torácicas internas direita e esquerda, e também por ramos da artéria subclávia esquerda. Ramos diretos das artérias cervicais superficiais direita e esquerda e ramos diretos da artéria torácica interna direita foram encontrados para o lobo tímico médio, sendo essa uma descrição única nessa espécie, o que demonstra uma característica evolutiva primitiva nesse ancestral.(AU)

The objective of this study was to comparatively describe the arteries responsible for the irrigation of the cervical and thoracic thymus lobes of Boars, also determining the morphological characteristics of this body in this species to the point of evolutionarily correlating them with other representatives of the Suidae family. The left and right cervical thymic lobes received branches distributed by common right and left, superficial right and left carotid arteries, and neck and, sometimes, the outer left chest and left subclavian arteries. This feature was vascular maintained throughout evolution and is present in more recent strains and breeds of swine. Irrigation of the right and left thoracic thymic lobes was performed predominantly by direct and indirect ipsilateral and contralateral branches of the right and left internal thoracic arteries and also by branches of the left subclavian artery. Direct branches of the right and left superficial cervical artery and right branches of the right internal thoracic artery were found for the average thymic lobe, this being a unique description in this species, demonstrating a primitive feature in this evolutionary ancestor.(AU)

Artérias colaterais do arco aórtico do gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) / Collateral arteries of the aortic arch in mongolian gerbil (meriones unguiculatus)

Background: Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are rodents belonging to the Muridae family. Recently, breeding of this species as pets has increased significantly. Animal models are being investigated to study diseases related to the human aortic arch. Despite the importance of the aortic arch in maintaining homeostasis, there is limited data available regarding its morphology in gerbils. This study was performed with the objective of describing the collateral branches of the aortic arch in this animal to establish a standard model and thus contribute to future research on cardiovascular diseases in humans.Materials, Methods & Results: This study used 20 male specimens from previous studies that were frozen and stored at the Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy of the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region. After thawing the animals, the thoracic cavity was opened for aortic cannulation. The vascular system was washed using saline solution and Neoprene latex stained with red pigment was injected. Subsequently, the animals were fixed in 10% formaldehyde and were dissected and analyzed 72 h later. The arrangement of the collateral branches of the aortic arch in gerbils was analyzed in all animals. The brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid, and the left subclavian artery were observed to originate as collateral branches. The brachiocephalic trunk bifurcated into the right common carotid and the right subclavian arteries. The right and the left subclavian arteries branched into the vertebral artery, the internal thoracic artery, the superficial cervical artery, the costocervical trunk, and the axillary artery.[...]

Artérias colaterais do arco aórtico do gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) / Collateral arteries of the aortic arch in mongolian gerbil (meriones unguiculatus)

Background: Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) are rodents belonging to the Muridae family. Recently, breeding of this species as pets has increased significantly. Animal models are being investigated to study diseases related to the human aortic arch. Despite the importance of the aortic arch in maintaining homeostasis, there is limited data available regarding its morphology in gerbils. This study was performed with the objective of describing the collateral branches of the aortic arch in this animal to establish a standard model and thus contribute to future research on cardiovascular diseases in humans.Materials, Methods & Results: This study used 20 male specimens from previous studies that were frozen and stored at the Laboratory of Veterinary Anatomy of the Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid Region. After thawing the animals, the thoracic cavity was opened for aortic cannulation. The vascular system was washed using saline solution and Neoprene latex stained with red pigment was injected. Subsequently, the animals were fixed in 10% formaldehyde and were dissected and analyzed 72 h later. The arrangement of the collateral branches of the aortic arch in gerbils was analyzed in all animals. The brachiocephalic trunk, the left common carotid, and the left subclavian artery were observed to originate as collateral branches. The brachiocephalic trunk bifurcated into the right common carotid and the right subclavian arteries. The right and the left subclavian arteries branched into the vertebral artery, the internal thoracic artery, the superficial cervical artery, the costocervical trunk, and the axillary artery.[...](AU)

Anatomical and imagistic aspects of the aortic arch in Chinchilla lanigera

Background: The investigation on the cardiocirculatory system in chinchilla has become increasingly important due to the use of the species in experimental medicine (toxicology, pathology, parasitology etc.). Even though initially this species was regarded with a strict economic interest, in the last period, chinchillas have become an increasingly-encountered patient in veterinary clinics and hospitals. Another aspect is the use of the species in medical research, as experimental model or in parasitology. The present study tackles a combined anatomical and radiological (angiographical) study to accurately describe the vascular anatomy of the initial part of the aortic arch (Arcus aortae).Materials, Methods & Results: The anatomical distribution of collaterals detached from arcus aorticus (brachiocephalic trunk and subclavian arteries) are highlighted in this paper. To do that, the classical stratigraphic anatomical investigation, followed by the radiological study with the help of the contrast substance injected into the vascular bed were used in combination. Several Chinchilla lanigera female carcasses, obtained from a private commercial farming unit in Cluj county, Romania were used for this study. Ten carcasses were used for the anatomical study, being injected into the vascular bed with a mixture of latex and acrylic dye, fixated into formaldehyde 5% and later dissected, while the other ten carcasses were injected at the level of the aortic arch with Visipaque 320 contrast substance and subjected to the angiographical procedure.The anatomical investigation was carried after an initial 5 day-fixation period, while the angiographic procedure was initiated using the TEMCO Grx-01 device and the Veterinary Digital Imaging System® as digital imaging processing software. This combined study shows the differential mode of emergence of the subclavian and carotid arteries in this species.[...]

Anatomical and imagistic aspects of the aortic arch in Chinchilla lanigera

Background: The investigation on the cardiocirculatory system in chinchilla has become increasingly important due to the use of the species in experimental medicine (toxicology, pathology, parasitology etc.). Even though initially this species was regarded with a strict economic interest, in the last period, chinchillas have become an increasingly-encountered patient in veterinary clinics and hospitals. Another aspect is the use of the species in medical research, as experimental model or in parasitology. The present study tackles a combined anatomical and radiological (angiographical) study to accurately describe the vascular anatomy of the initial part of the aortic arch (Arcus aortae).Materials, Methods & Results: The anatomical distribution of collaterals detached from arcus aorticus (brachiocephalic trunk and subclavian arteries) are highlighted in this paper. To do that, the classical stratigraphic anatomical investigation, followed by the radiological study with the help of the contrast substance injected into the vascular bed were used in combination. Several Chinchilla lanigera female carcasses, obtained from a private commercial farming unit in Cluj county, Romania were used for this study. Ten carcasses were used for the anatomical study, being injected into the vascular bed with a mixture of latex and acrylic dye, fixated into formaldehyde 5% and later dissected, while the other ten carcasses were injected at the level of the aortic arch with Visipaque 320 contrast substance and subjected to the angiographical procedure.The anatomical investigation was carried after an initial 5 day-fixation period, while the angiographic procedure was initiated using the TEMCO Grx-01 device and the Veterinary Digital Imaging System® as digital imaging processing software. This combined study shows the differential mode of emergence of the subclavian and carotid arteries in this species.[...](AU)

Ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações no cachorro-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) / Collateral branches of the aortic arch and its main rami in crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)

O cachorro-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) pertence à família Canidae, encontra-se amplamente distribuído pela América do Sul. Devido à escassez literária a respeito da morfologia desta espécie objetivamos colaborar com o conhecimento da anatomia do arco aórtico e seus ramos colaterais. Foram estudados quatro animais, sendo 2 machos e 2 fêmeas oriundos da Mina de Bauxita, Paragominas, Pará, Brasil/Terra Ltda, sob autorização da SEMA-PA nº 455/2009, que morreram por causas naturais. O sistema arterial foi preenchido com látex corado em vermelho e fixado em solução aquosa de formoldeído 10%. O arco aórtico de Cerdocyon thous apresentou em sua origem apenas dois vasos, o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda. Do tronco braquiocefálico originou-se o tronco bicarotídeo, que se bifurcou nas artérias carótidas comum direita e esquerda, e artéria subclávia direita. Das artérias subclávias ocorreu a formação do tronco costocervical, artéria vertebral, artéria torácica interna, artéria cervical superficial e ao atingir o espaço axilar passa a ser chamada de artéria axilar em ambos os antímeros. Concluímos que o arco aórtico de Cerdocyon thous é similar ao de outros animais domésticos com relação ao número de ramificações em sua origem.(AU)

Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) belongs to the Canidae family distributed in South America. Due to literary scarcity regarding the morphology of this species, we objectifiked to collaborate with description of the anatomy of the aortic arch and its collateral branches. We studied four foxes, 2 males and 2 females, from Mina Bauxita, Paragominas, Pará, Brazil/Terra Ltda, under authorization of SEMA-PA nº 455/2009, that died of natural causes. The arterial system was filled with red latex and fixation with 10% formaldehyde solution. The aortic arch of Cerdocyon thous showed that in its origin are two vessels, brachiocephalic trunk and left subclavian artery. From brachiocephalic trunk originates the bicarotid trunk, bifurcated into left and right carotid common arteries, and right subclavian artery. The subclavian arteries originates the costocervical trunk, vertebral artery, internal thoracic artery, superficial cervical artery, to reach the axillary space, and passes to be called axillary artery on both sides. We conclude that the aortic arch of Cerdocyon thous is similar to the one in other domestic animals regarding the number of ramificastions at its origin.(AU)

Ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações no cachorro-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) / Collateral branches of the aortic arch and its main rami in crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)

O cachorro-do-mato (Cerdocyon thous) pertence à família Canidae, encontra-se amplamente distribuído pela América do Sul. Devido à escassez literária a respeito da morfologia desta espécie objetivamos colaborar com o conhecimento da anatomia do arco aórtico e seus ramos colaterais. Foram estudados quatro animais, sendo 2 machos e 2 fêmeas oriundos da Mina de Bauxita, Paragominas, Pará, Brasil/Terra Ltda, sob autorização da SEMA-PA nº 455/2009, que morreram por causas naturais. O sistema arterial foi preenchido com látex corado em vermelho e fixado em solução aquosa de formoldeído 10%. O arco aórtico de Cerdocyon thous apresentou em sua origem apenas dois vasos, o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda. Do tronco braquiocefálico originou-se o tronco bicarotídeo, que se bifurcou nas artérias carótidas comum direita e esquerda, e artéria subclávia direita. Das artérias subclávias ocorreu a formação do tronco costocervical, artéria vertebral, artéria torácica interna, artéria cervical superficial e ao atingir o espaço axilar passa a ser chamada de artéria axilar em ambos os antímeros. Concluímos que o arco aórtico de Cerdocyon thous é similar ao de outros animais domésticos com relação ao número de ramificações em sua origem.(AU)

Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) belongs to the Canidae family distributed in South America. Due to literary scarcity regarding the morphology of this species, we objectifiked to collaborate with description of the anatomy of the aortic arch and its collateral branches. We studied four foxes, 2 males and 2 females, from Mina Bauxita, Paragominas, Pará, Brazil/Terra Ltda, under authorization of SEMA-PA nº 455/2009, that died of natural causes. The arterial system was filled with red latex and fixation with 10% formaldehyde solution. The aortic arch of Cerdocyon thous showed that in its origin are two vessels, brachiocephalic trunk and left subclavian artery. From brachiocephalic trunk originates the bicarotid trunk, bifurcated into left and right carotid common arteries, and right subclavian artery. The subclavian arteries originates the costocervical trunk, vertebral artery, internal thoracic artery, superficial cervical artery, to reach the axillary space, and passes to be called axillary artery on both sides. We conclude that the aortic arch of Cerdocyon thous is similar to the one in other domestic animals regarding the number of ramificastions at its origin.(AU)

Branching pattern of aortic arch in the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) / Ramescência do arco aortico no gambá-de-orelha-branca (Didelphis albiventris)

Knowledge of the aortic arch main and collateral branches is important because these arteries supply vital organs found in the head, neck, thoracic cavity and forelimbs of domestic and wild animals. This study aimed to contribute to the anatomical knowledge in opossums and collaborate with veterinary medical and surgical clinics. Thus, the anatomy of aortic arch was described in eighteen opossums. The results indicated that the aortic arch gives off the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery in all animals studied. The branching pattern of the aortic arch is similar to that reported in the guinea pig, chinchilla, paca, raccoon, nutria, red squirrel, and ocelot. The brachiocephalic trunk showed as collateral branches, the right subclavian artery and the bicarotid trunk, that originated in the right and left common carotid arteries (77.7%). Bicarotid trunk was absent in four animals (22.2%). The right and left subclavian arteries originated in the vertebral artery, costocervical trunk, internal thoracic artery, and superficial cervical artery. Collateral branches of the subclavian artery showed similarities to that observed in other wild animals such as paca, ocelot and rock cavy.(AU)

O conhecimento do comportamento das artérias que emergem do arco aórtico é importante, pois estas artérias irrigam órgãos vitais encontrados na cabeça, pescoço, cavidade torácica e membros torácicos de animais domésticos e selvagens. Com o objetivo de contribuir com o conhecimento anatômico em gambás e colaborar com a clínica médica e cirúrgica de animais selvagens, descreveu-se neste estudo, a ramescência do arco aórtico em dezoito gambás. Os resultados indicaram que o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda se originaram do arco aórtico em todos os animais estudados. Este padrão de ramescência do arco aórtico é similar ao descrito para a cobaia, chinchila, paca, mão-pelada, nutria, esquilo-vermelho e jaguatirica. O tronco braquiocefálico apresentou como ramos colaterais, a artéria subclávia direita e o tronco bicarotídeo, o qual se bifurcou nas artérias carótidas comuns direita e esquerda (77,7%). O tronco bicarotídeo não apareceu em quatro animais (22,2%). As artérias subclávias direita e esquerda originaram a artéria vertebral, o tronco costocervical e, as artérias torácica interna e cervical superficial. A ramescência encontrada nas artérias subclávias do gambá mostrou similaridades quando comparada com a descrita para outros animais selvagens como a paca, jaguatirica e o mocó.(AU)

Branching pattern of aortic arch in the white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) / Ramescência do arco aórtico no gambá-de-orelha-branca (Didelphis albiventris)

Knowledge of the aortic arch main and collateral branches is important because these arteries supply vital organs found in the head, neck, thoracic cavity and forelimbs of domestic and wild animals. This study aimed to contribute to the anatomical knowledge in opossums and collaborate with veterinary medical and surgical clinics. Thus, the anatomy of aortic arch was described in eighteen opossums. The results indicated that the aortic arch gives off the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery in all animals studied. The branching pattern of the aortic arch is similar to that reported in the guinea pig, chinchilla, paca, raccoon, nutria, red squirrel, and ocelot. The brachiocephalic trunk showed as collateral branches, the right subclavian artery and the bicarotid trunk, that originated in the right and left common carotid arteries (77.7%). Bicarotid trunk was absent in four animals (22.2%). The right and left subclavian arteries originated in the vertebral artery, costocervical trunk, internal thoracic artery, and superficial cervical artery. Collateral branches of the subclavian artery showed similarities to that observed in other wild animals such as paca, ocelot and rock cavy.(AU)

O conhecimento do comportamento das artérias que emergem do arco aórtico é importante, pois estas artérias irrigam órgãos vitais encontrados na cabeça, pescoço, cavidade torácica e membros torácicos de animais domésticos e selvagens. Com o objetivo de contribuir com o conhecimento anatômico em gambás e colaborar com a clínica médica e cirúrgica de animais selvagens, descreveu-se neste estudo, a ramescência do arco aórtico em dezoito gambás. Os resultados indicaram que o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda se originaram do arco aórtico em todos os animais estudados. Este padrão de ramescência do arco aórtico é similar ao descrito para a cobaia, chinchila, paca, mão-pelada, nutria, esquilo-vermelho e jaguatirica. O tronco braquiocefálico apresentou como ramos colaterais, a artéria subclávia direita e o tronco bicarotídeo, o qual se bifurcou nas artérias carótidas comuns direita e esquerda (77,7%). O tronco bicarotídeo não apareceu em quatro animais (22,2%). As artérias subclávias direita e esquerda originaram a artéria vertebral, o tronco costocervical e, as artérias torácica interna e cervical superficial. A ramescência encontrada nas artérias subclávias do gambá mostrou similaridades quando comparada com a descrita para outros animais selvagens como a paca, jaguatirica e o mocó.(AU)

RAMOS AÓRTICOS E RETE MIRABILE DOS MEMBROS LOCOMOTORES DE Choloepus didactylus

Choloepus didactylus, também conhecida como preguiça-real é a maior espécie da Família Megalonychidae, e apresenta como uma de suas principais características apenas dois dedos nos membros torácicos. Por sua vez, as artérias transportam o sangue a todo corpo sob alta pressão, devido isso possuem paredes vasculares extremamente fortes. Já,a Rete mirabile é formada por uma rede de artérias e veias com a função de um sistema de troca de calor contracorrente e manutenção da temperatura. Diante do exposto, objetivou-se identificar e descrever os ramos aórticos e rete mirabile dos membros locomotores de Choloepus didactylus. Para isso, foram utilizados seis espécimes de Choloepus didactylus, cinco fêmeas e um macho, que tiveram suas artérias e veias, dissecadas, contrastadas com sulfato de bário e injetadas látex com pigmento vermelho e azul, respectivamente. Em um indivíduo não houve injeção de látex e foram retirados fragmentos da rete mirabile dos membros locomotores para análise histológica e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Como resultado, as dissecações dos espécimes revelaram que o arco aórtico apresentou duas ramificações, o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda em todos os indivíduos. A aorta torácica ao atravessar o hiato aórtico adentrou a cavidade abdominal e a primeira artéria que surgiu em todos os indivíduos foi a artéria frênica caudal. Foram encontrados quatro tipos de ramificações distintas na porção inicial da aorta abdominal. No primeiro modelo o tronco celíaco foi o primeiro a surgir seguido pela artéria mesentérica cranial. No segundo modelo observamos a artéria gástrica surgindo separada do tronco celíaco e, na sequência duas artérias mesentéricas craniais. O terceiro modelo apresentou como primeira ramificação a artéria gástrica, separada do tronco celíaco e apenas uma artéria mesentérica cranial. No quarto modelo a artéria gástrica surgiu separada do tronco celíaco, e este surgiu dividido desde a sua base entre artéria hepática e esplênica, em seguida surgiu apenas uma artéria mesentérica cranial. Histologicamente, a rete mirabile de C. didactylus revelou que, em ambos os membros, torácicos e pélvicos, as artérias musculares eram circundadas por múltiplas artérias de menor calibre, bem como veias, tecido nervoso e vasos linfáticos em íntima aposição. Por fim, a preguiça real possui alguns ramos aórticos diferentes quando comparado aos membros da Superordem Xenarthra. Estudos futuros, baseados na frequência de aparição dessas variações vasculares, poderão elucidar as suas classificações, sendo sugerido a princípio serem variações anatômicas sem relação com o sexo ou idade. A rete mirabile demonstrou ser uma fonte de armazenamento sanguíneo durante contrações musculares prolongadas e permite a troca de calor contracorrente, já que não há mistura de sangue venoso e arterial.

Choloepus didactylus, also known as two toed sloth, is the largest species of the Family Megalonychidae, and has as one of its main characteristics only two fingers on the thoracic limbs. Furthermore, the arteries carry blood to the entire body under high pressure, which is why they have extremely strong vascular walls. The rete mirabile is formed by a network of arteries and veins with the function of a countercurrent heat exchange and temperature maintenance system. Given the reasons above, the aim was to identify and to describe the aortic and rete mirabile branches of the locomotor limbs of Choloepus didactylus. For this, six specimens of Choloepus didactylus, five females and one male were used, which had their arteries and veins dissected, contrasted with barium sulfate and injected with latex in red and blue pigment, respectively. In one individual there was no latex injection and fragments of the rete mirabile were removed from the locomotor limbs for histological analysis and scanning electron microscopy. As a result, dissections of the specimens revealed that the aortic arch had two branches, the brachiocephalic trunk and a left subclavian artery in all the individuals. The thoracic aorta, when crossed the aortic hiatus, entered the abdominal cavity and the first artery that appeared in all the animals was the caudal phrenic artery. Four types of distinct branches were found in the initial portion of the abdominal aorta. In the first model, the celiac trunk was the first to appear, followed by the cranial mesenteric artery. In the second model, we observe the gastric artery emerging separately from the celiac trunk and, subsequently, two cranial mesenteric arteries. The third model presented as the first branching the gastric artery, separated from the celiac trunk and followed by only a cranial mesenteric artery. In the fourth model, the gastric artery appeared separated from the celiac trunk, and it appeared divided from its base between the hepatic and splenic arteries, followed by only a cranial mesenteric artery. Histologically, the rete mirabile of C. didactylus revealed that, in both limbs, thoracic and pelvic, the muscular arteries were surrounded by multiple arteries of smaller caliber, as well as veins, nervous tissue and lymphatic vessels in close apposition. Finally, the two toed sloth has different aortic branches when compared to members of the Xenarthra Superorder. Future studies, based on the frequency of appearance of these vascular variations will elucidate their classifications, with anatomical variations being suggested for now and it was not related to sex or age of the animals. The rete mirabile shows to be a source of blood storage during prolonged muscle contractions and allows the exchange of countercurrent heat, since there is no mixture of venous and arterials blood.

Ramos colaterais do Arco aórtico do preá (Galea spixii Wagler, 1831) / Collateral branches of the aortic arch of galea (Galea spixii Wagler, 1831)

O preá é um roedor típico da caatinga pertencente à família Caviidae. Considerando a inexistência de dados sobre o arco aórtico do preá, foi realizado este estudo tendo como objetivo descrever os ramos colaterais do arco aórtico neste cavídeo, e dessa forma, contribuir com dados para biologia da espécie. Foram utilizados vinte preás machos provenientes de estudos anteriores e encontravam-se armazenados em freezer no Centro de Multiplicação de Animais Silvestres (CEMAS/UFERSA). Os animais foram descongelados, a cavidade torácica foi aberta, a aorta canulada e o sistema vascular lavado com solução salina e em seguida, injetado látex Neoprene corado com pigmento vermelho, amarelo ou branco. Posteriormente, os animais foram fixados em formol e depois de 72 horas, dissecados e analisados, sendo obtidos desenhos esquemáticos e os exemplares mais representativos fotografados. O arco aórtico do preá emitiu como ramos colaterais, o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda. O tronco braquiocefálico originou na maioria das peças estudadas, a artéria carótida comum esquerda e o tronco braquiocarotídeo, do qual surgem as artérias subclávia direita e carótida comum direita. As artérias subclávias direita e esquerda em todos os animais estudados emitiram a artéria vertebral, a artéria torácica interna, a artéria cervical superficial, o tronco costocervical e a artéria axilar. O padrão da formação do arco aórtico do preá assemelhou-se ao observado em outros roedores, tais como no mocó, no porquinho-da-índia e na chinchila.(AU)

Galea spixii is a typical rodent of the caatinga belonging to the Caviidae family. Considering the lack of data on the aortic arch of the galea, this study aimed to describe the collateral branches of the aortic arch in this specie and to contributes to knowledge of its biology. Twenty males from previous studies were used which had been stored in a freezer at Multiplication Center of Wild Animals (CEMAS/UFERSA). The animals were thawed, the thoracic cavity was opened and the aorta cannulated vasculature was washed with saline and then injected with Neoprene latex colored with red pigment, yellow or white. Subsequently, the animals were fixed in formalin and after 72 hours dissected and analyzed, to obtain schematic drawings and the most representative samples were photographed. The cavy aortic arch issued as collateral branches, the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery. The brachiocephalic trunk afforded in most of the specimens the left common carotid artery and the brachiocarotid trunk, where the right subclavian and right common carotid arteries arise. The right and left subclavian arteries in all animals studied issued the vertebral artery, internal thoracic artery, superficial cervical artery costocervical trunk and axillary artery. The pattern of formation of the aortic arch of galea was similar to that observed in other rodents, such as the kerodon, the guinea pig and chinchilla.(AU)

Descrição anatômica das artérias da base do coração da tartaruga verde (Chelonia mydas) / Anatomical description of the base of the artery of green turtle heart (Chelonia mydas)

Este estudo descreve anatomicamente as artérias da base do coração da tartaruga-verde (Chelonia mydas), proveniente do Centro de Estudos Marinhos da UFPR. Um exemplar da espécie foi perfundido e conservado em formaldeído 10% e submetido a técnicas anatômicas específicas. O coração da tartaruga possui três câmaras, dois átrios e um ventrículo. Deste último partem, da direita para a esquerda: o arco aórtico, de onde surge o tronco braquiocefálico que ramifica-se nas artérias subclávias e carótidas comuns; a aorta esquerda, que forma a anastomose com a direita, em seu sentido caudal; e o tronco pulmonar, que dá origem as artérias pulmonares. (AU)

This study describes anatomically the arteries at the base of the heart of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), from the UFPR Marine Studies Center. A specimen of the species was perfused and preserved in 10% formaldehyde and subjected to specific anatomical techniques. The heart of the turtle has three chambers, two atria and one ventricle. Of this last depart, right to left: the aortic arch, where arises the innominate artery that branches off the subclavian and common carotid arteries; the left aorta, forming the anastomosis with the right, in the flow rate direction; and the pulmonary branch, which gives rise the pulmonary arteries. (AU)

Descrição anatômica das artérias da base do coração da tartaruga verde (Chelonia mydas) / Anatomical description of the base of the artery of green turtle heart (Chelonia mydas)

Este estudo descreve anatomicamente as artérias da base do coração da tartaruga-verde (Chelonia mydas), proveniente do Centro de Estudos Marinhos da UFPR. Um exemplar da espécie foi perfundido e conservado em formaldeído 10% e submetido a técnicas anatômicas específicas. O coração da tartaruga possui três câmaras, dois átrios e um ventrículo. Deste último partem, da direita para a esquerda: o arco aórtico, de onde surge o tronco braquiocefálico que ramifica-se nas artérias subclávias e carótidas comuns; a aorta esquerda, que forma a anastomose com a direita, em seu sentido caudal; e o tronco pulmonar, que dá origem as artérias pulmonares.

This study describes anatomically the arteries at the base of the heart of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), from the UFPR Marine Studies Center. A specimen of the species was perfused and preserved in 10% formaldehyde and subjected to specific anatomical techniques. The heart of the turtle has three chambers, two atria and one ventricle. Of this last depart, right to left: the aortic arch, where arises the innominate artery that branches off the subclavian and common carotid arteries; the left aorta, forming the anastomosis with the right, in the flow rate direction; and the pulmonary branch, which gives rise the pulmonary arteries.

MORFOLOGIA DO CORAÇÃO DE CATETO (Pecari tajacu LINNAEUS, 1758)

Objetivou-se pesquisar a angioarquitetura, forma e localização e, também, aspectos miscroscópicos do sistema de condução do coração de cateto (Pecari tajacu), sendo utilizados 12 animais, 6 machos e 6 fêmeas. Para estabelecimento dos parâmetros topográficos do coração uma incisão foi realizada desde a sincondrose intermandibular à cartilagem xifoide, para remoção do esterno. Os corações foram retirados, dos quais quatro corações foram imersos em solução de formaldeído 10% por 24h para fixação e, posteriormente, feitas secções a fim de expor a face interna. Dois corações tiveram seus sistemas arteriais perfundidos com látex Neoprene (650) amarelo, e dois com acetato de vinil amarelo, estes posteriormente submetidos a corrosão com ácido sulfúrico a 20% por 72h. Foram incluídos em parafina histológica toda a região contendo o ângulo entre a veia cava cranial e átrio direito de dois corações e, dos dois restantes, fragmentos desde a região intercava, até a porção dorsal do septo interventricular, posteriormente, obtidos cortes de 5 m, corados com hematoxilina e eosina (HE). A análise dos dados demostrou que o coração de cateto apresenta forma cônica alongada, ocupa a maior parte do espaço mediastínico médio do tórax e situa-se em região delimitada entre a 3ª e a 6ª costela, envolta pelo pericárdio, este ligado ao diafragma por meio do ligamento frenopericárdico. Do arco aórtico emergem dois ramos colaterais, o tronco braquiocefálico, que se ramifica em artéria subclávia direita e um tronco comum das artérias carótidas comuns direita e esquerda e, em seguida, em artéria subclávia esquerda. Nos modelos arteriais cardíacos a artéria coronária esquerda emergiu da aorta, entre a aurícula esquerda e o tronco pulmonar, e ramificava-se em um ramo superficial que retorna para a aurícula esquerda; um ramo circunflexo, o qual, pelo sulco coronário, circundava a base do coração em direção a face atrial; um ramo oblíquo e o ramo paraconal, que seguia em direção ao ápice. A artéria coronária direita emerge da aorta, entre a aurícula direita e o átrio direito, em seguida, bifurca-se em um ramo superficial que se insere na aurícula direita e no ramo circunflexo direito, que contorna a aurícula direita em direção a face atrial, onde torna-se o ramo subsinuoso, seguindo em direção ao ápice, conferindo ao coração uma vascularização do tipo equilibrada. O nó sinoatrial do cateto foi encontrado na região entre a veia cava cranial e o átrio direito, a nível subepicárdico, não envolvendo a região da junção por completo. É uma estrutura delgada, não encapsulada, envolvida por uma densa malha de tecido conjuntivo frouxo, onde pode-se notar artérias de pequeno calibre e células ganglionares. Os miócitos nodais são menores, com forma arredondada a ovoide e citoplasma menos eosinofílico que o miocárdio atrial, distribuídas como feixes entrelaçados sem nenhuma orientação específica. O nó atrioventricular do cateto está localizado próximo ao local de inserção do folheto septal da válvula tricúspide, numa região subendocárdica, sendo dividido em duas zonas, uma zona compacta e uma zona de transição. A primeira composta por células pequenas e arredondadas, algumas com zonas citoplasmáticas perinucleares transparente, fibroblastos e vasos sanguíneos; a segunda, apresenta células fusiformes, contínuas e organizam-se como uma rede, sendo menores que os miócitos de trabalho.

The objective of this study was to investigate the angioarchitecture, shape and location, as well as the mischroscopic aspects of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) heart conduction system, using 12 animals, 6 males and 6 females. To establish the topographic parameters of the heart, an incision was made from intermandibular synchondrosis to xiphoid cartilage to remove the sternum. The hearts were removed from which four hearts were immersed in 10% formaldehyde solution for 24h for fixation and subsequently made sections to expose the inner face. Two hearts had their arterial system perfused with yellow Neoprene (650) latex, and two with yellow vinyl acetate, which were later corroded with 20% sulfuric acid for 72h. The whole region containing the angle between the cranial vena cava and the right atrium of two hearts was included in histological paraffin, and fragments from the remaining two to the dorsal portion of the interventricular septum were obtained, stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE). The analysis of the data showed the heart of collared peccary has an elongated conical shape, occupies most of the middle mediastinal space of the thorax and is located in a region delimited between the 3rd and 6th rib, surrounded by the pericardium, which is connected to the diaphragm by of the frenopericardial ligament. From the aortic arch emerge two collateral branches, the brachiocephalic trunk, which branches into the right subclavian artery and a common trunk of the right and left common carotid arteries and then into the left subclavian artery. In cardiac arterial models the left coronary artery emerged from the aorta, between the left auricle and the pulmonary trunk, and branched into a superficial branch that returns to the left auricle; a circumflex branch which, through the coronary sulcus, circled the base of the heart toward the atrial face; an oblique branch and the paraconal branch, which ran toward the apex. The right coronary artery emerges from the aorta, between the right atrium and the right atrium, then bifurcates into a superficial branch that inserts into the right auricle and the right circumflex branch, which surrounds the right auricle toward the atrial face, where it becomes the subsinuous branch, moving towards the apex, giving the heart a balanced type vascularization. The sinoatrial node of the catheter was found in the region between the cranial vena cava and the right atrium, at the subepicardial level, not involving the entire junction region. It is a thin, unencapsulated structure, surrounded by a dense mesh of loose connective tissue, where one can notice small arteries and ganglion cells. The nodal myocytes are smaller, with an ovoid round shape and less eosinophilic cytoplasm than the atrial myocardium, distributed as intertwined beams without any specific orientation. The atrioventricular node of the catheter is located near the insertion site of the tricuspid valve septal leaflet, in a subendocardial region, and is divided into two zones, a compact zone and a transition zone. The first consists of small round cells, some with transparent perinuclear cytoplasmic zones, fibroblasts and blood vessels; the second presents continuous fusiform cells and is organized as a network, being smaller than the working myocytes.

Ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações em coelho da raça Nova Zelândia (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

In this study, the collaterals branches of the aortic arch and its main rami were systematized in 30 New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The arterial system was filled with red latex in the opposite direction to blood flow, and fixed in 20% formaldehyde solution. The collaterals branches of the aortic arch were the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery. The brachiocephalic truk emitted the left and the right common carotid arteries, continuing as the right subclavian artery. This emitted, from medial to lateral, the arteries: vertebral, superficial-deep cervical common trunk and costocervical-internal thoracic trunk. Already the left subclavian artery emitted the arteries: vertebral, supreme intercostal, internal thoracic, dorsal scapular and superficial-deep cervical common trunk.

Neste trabalho, sistematizaram-se os ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações, utilizando 30 coelhos da raça Nova Zelândia. O sistema arterial foi preenchido com látex corado em vermelho através da aorta torácica no sentido contrário ao fluxo sanguíneo e fixado em uma solução aquosa de formaldeído a 20%. Os ramos colaterais do arco aórtico foram o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda. O tronco braquiocefálico emitiu as artérias carótidas comuns esquerda e direita, continuando-se como artéria subclávia direita. Esta emitiu, de medial para lateral, as artérias: vertebral, tronco comum cervical superficial-profunda e tronco costocervical-torácica interna. Já a artéria subclávia esquerda emitiu as artérias: vertebral, intercostal suprema, torácica interna, escapular dorsal e tronco comum cervical superficial-profunda.

Ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações em coelho da raça Nova Zelândia (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

In this study, the collaterals branches of the aortic arch and its main rami were systematized in 30 New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The arterial system was filled with red latex in the opposite direction to blood flow, and fixed in 20% formaldehyde solution. The collaterals branches of the aortic arch were the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery. The brachiocephalic truk emitted the left and the right common carotid arteries, continuing as the right subclavian artery. This emitted, from medial to lateral, the arteries: vertebral, superficial-deep cervical common trunk and costocervical-internal thoracic trunk. Already the left subclavian artery emitted the arteries: vertebral, supreme intercostal, internal thoracic, dorsal scapular and superficial-deep cervical common trunk.

Neste trabalho, sistematizaram-se os ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações, utilizando 30 coelhos da raça Nova Zelândia. O sistema arterial foi preenchido com látex corado em vermelho através da aorta torácica no sentido contrário ao fluxo sanguíneo e fixado em uma solução aquosa de formaldeído a 20%. Os ramos colaterais do arco aórtico foram o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda. O tronco braquiocefálico emitiu as artérias carótidas comuns esquerda e direita, continuando-se como artéria subclávia direita. Esta emitiu, de medial para lateral, as artérias: vertebral, tronco comum cervical superficial-profunda e tronco costocervical-torácica interna. Já a artéria subclávia esquerda emitiu as artérias: vertebral, intercostal suprema, torácica interna, escapular dorsal e tronco comum cervical superficial-profunda.

Ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações em coelho da raça Nova Zelândia (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

In this study, the collaterals branches of the aortic arch and its main rami were systematized in 30 New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The arterial system was filled with red latex in the opposite direction to blood flow, and fixed in 20% formaldehyde solution. The collaterals branches of the aortic arch were the brachiocephalic trunk and the left subclavian artery. The brachiocephalic truk emitted the left and the right common carotid arteries, continuing as the right subclavian artery. This emitted, from medial to lateral, the arteries: vertebral, superficial-deep cervical common trunk and costocervical-internal thoracic trunk. Already the left subclavian artery emitted the arteries: vertebral, supreme intercostal, internal thoracic, dorsal scapular and superficial-deep cervical common trunk.

Neste trabalho, sistematizaram-se os ramos colaterais do arco aórtico e suas principais ramificações, utilizando 30 coelhos da raça Nova Zelândia. O sistema arterial foi preenchido com látex corado em vermelho através da aorta torácica no sentido contrário ao fluxo sanguíneo e fixado em uma solução aquosa de formaldeído a 20%. Os ramos colaterais do arco aórtico foram o tronco braquiocefálico e a artéria subclávia esquerda. O tronco braquiocefálico emitiu as artérias carótidas comuns esquerda e direita, continuando-se como artéria subclávia direita. Esta emitiu, de medial para lateral, as artérias: vertebral, tronco comum cervical superficial-profunda e tronco costocervical-torácica interna. Já a artéria subclávia esquerda emitiu as artérias: vertebral, intercostal suprema, torácica interna, escapular dorsal e tronco comum cervical superficial-profunda.