Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
collaterals
English answer:
coronary collateral arteries
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
May 1, 2006 13:05
18 yrs ago
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English term
collaterals
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English
Medical
Medical: Cardiology
cardiology
an anomoluos left coronery artery from the pulmonery trunk may lead to postnatal infarction or, if sufficient collaterals to the right coronery exist, to a flow reversal in the LCA.
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3 +5 | probably short for coronary collateral arteries | Jack Doughty |
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probably short for coronary collateral arteries
Reactivity of canine isolated epicardial collateral coronary ...
Coronary collateral arteries are thus compromised flow conduits that may play a role in vasospastic angina. This article has been cited by other articles: ...
circres.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/69/5/1340
The original "an anomoluos left coronery artery from the pulmonery trunk may lead to postnatal infarction or, if sufficient collaterals to the right coronery exist, to a flow reversal in the LCA." includes two mistakes:
anomoluos should read anomalous.
pulmonery should read pulmonary.
Coronary collateral arteries are thus compromised flow conduits that may play a role in vasospastic angina. This article has been cited by other articles: ...
circres.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/69/5/1340
The original "an anomoluos left coronery artery from the pulmonery trunk may lead to postnatal infarction or, if sufficient collaterals to the right coronery exist, to a flow reversal in the LCA." includes two mistakes:
anomoluos should read anomalous.
pulmonery should read pulmonary.
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: and coronary - but Asker may want to know that collaterals are vessels that develop to bypass obstructions in major vessels
46 mins
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Thank you for the additional information.
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Melanie Nassar
: third mistake: coronery should read coronary (twice)
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Thank you. Sorry, I noticed that when I first read it but missed in in my answer.
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Isodynamia
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Thank you.
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Angela Dickson (X)
19 hrs
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Thank you.
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Alfa Trans (X)
5 days
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Thank you.
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