Fourth branch of arch of aorta and its clinical implication

Authors

  • Rashmi N Gitte Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur (KN)
  • Chenna Reddy Ganji Dept. of Anatomy, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur (KN)
  • Vishal M Salve Dept. of Physiology, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur (KN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jbs.v2i3.14765

Keywords:

Aortic arch, left vertebral artery, fourth branch of aortic arch, variation, dissection

Abstract

In human beings the most common branching pattern of the aortic arch was its division into three great vessels ie the brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery and the subclavian artery. The vertebral arteries arise from the superior aspect of the first part of the subclavian artery. In present case, a left vertebral artery arose from the aortic arch as fourth branch was found. The diameter of left vertebral artery at its origin was 6 mm as compared to the right vertebral artery, which has diameter of 3.5 mm at its origin. In this case left sixth dorsal intersegmental artery might have persisted as first part of vertebral artery hence left vertebral artery arising from arch of aorta. Knowledge of the variations in branching pattern of the aortic arch is important in the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysm after subarachnoid haemorrhage.

J. Biomed. Sci. 2015, 2(3):21-23.

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Published

2016-04-18

How to Cite

Gitte, R. N., Ganji, C. R., & Salve, V. M. (2016). Fourth branch of arch of aorta and its clinical implication. Journal of Biomedical Sciences, 2(3), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.3126/jbs.v2i3.14765

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Case Reports & Case Series

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