ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Anomalous origin of left internal mammary artery from distal subclavian artery
Ramazan Uygur1, Aydın Akyüz2, Veli Çağlar1, Şeref Alpsoy2, Dursun Çayan Akkoyun2
1Departments of Anatomy, Medical Faculty of Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
2Departments of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8626
The internal mammary artery arises from the first part of the subclavian artery. The left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is an excellent graft for myocardial revascularization of the left anterior descending artery. In this article, we describe a quite important variation of an anomalous origin of LIMA, which is rarely seen. In our case, LIMA was arising from the distal of the third part of the subclavian artery. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to perform LIMA angiography before coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
Keywords : Angiography; anomaly; left internal mammary artery
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