internal thoracic artery

collocation in English

meaningsofinternal,thoracicandartery

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internal
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtɜː.nəl/us
/ɪnˈtɝː.nəl/
inside ...
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thoracic
adjective
uk
/θəˈræs.ɪk/us
/θəˈræs.ɪk/
medical
in humans and animals, relating ...
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artery
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑː.tər.i/us
/ˈɑːr.t̬ɚ.i/
one of the thick tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of ...
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For very young children, the internalthoracicarteryshould be used as the graft of choice, expecting long-term patency.
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In terms of the nature of the graft, autologous saphenous veins,3'6'8"10 the internalthoracicartery, or a combination of both grafts are usually used.
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Fourth, it has been shown that a graft using the internalthoracicarterycan successfully be employed with favorable patency in children in the same fashion as for adults.
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Second, the superior epigastric artery, a terminal branch of the internalthoracicartery, supplies blood to the upper portion.
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It anastomoses with the internalthoracicarteryand intercostal arteries.
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It anastomoses with the internalthoracicartery, subscapular, and intercostal arteries, and with the pectoral branch of the thoracoacromial artery.
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The artery is a branch of the internalthoracicartery.
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The internalthoracicarterythen divides into the superior epigastric artery and musculophrenic artery.
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Using actin as a marker we showed that media development of all thoracic arteries was initially identical.
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It finally divides into numerous branches, which anastomose, above the umbilicus, with the superior epigastric branch of the internalthoracicarteryand with the lower intercostal arteries.
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Coronary artery bypass graft is used for people with occluded coronary arteries, and often the saphenous vein or left internalthoracicarteryare used in this procedure.
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This comminicating branch downwards anteromedial to the vertebral artery makes a loop arournd the subclavian artery from anterior to posterior and then lies medially to the internalthoracicarteryrespectively.
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Running forward and medially along the upper border of the pectoralis minor, the superiorthoracicarterypasses between it and the pectoralis major to the side of the chest.
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Plastic surgeons may use either the left or right internal thoracic arteries for autologous free flap reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy.
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In adults with untreated coarctation, blood often reaches the lower body through collaterals, e.g. internal thoracic arteries via the subclavian arteries.
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