"Acute takeoff" of the circumflex artery: a newly recognized coronary anatomic variant with potential clinical consequences.
Tex Heart Inst J
; 35(1): 28-31, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
Human coronary anatomy allows for a wide range of anatomic variants while maintaining certain consistent features. The use of specific descriptions and names is helpful in talking about variants that have an implicit potential for clinical consequences. In reviewing the angiograms of 813 patients, we newly identified a coronary pattern that we propose to name "acute takeoff of the circumflex artery" in 16 patients (2%). This previously unreported pattern angiographically features a Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vasos Coronários
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Tex Heart Inst J
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos