Aortic arch branches are occluded: Which artery nourishes the brain ?

ALPAGUT, İbrahim; Sayin, Ömer; Ugurlucan, Murat; Cinar, Tarhan; SURMEN, Benguhan; Goktas, Burçe; Dayioglu, Enver; ONURSAL, Ertan

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00357.x

Aortic arch branches are occluded: Which artery nourishes the brain ?

ALPAGUT U., Sayin O. A., Ugurlucan M., Cinar T., SURMEN B., Goktas B., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.240-241, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00357.x
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.240-241
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory vascular disease that primarily affects the aorta and its major branches. In this report, we present a 47-year-old woman whose aortic arch branches were totally occluded and the cerebral circulation is dependent on a dilated right vertebral artery.