Pericardiacophrenic artery explained

Pericardiacophrenic artery
Latin:arteria pericardiacophrenica
Branchfrom:Internal thoracic
Vein:Pericardiacophrenic veins
Supplies:Pericardium, thoracic diaphragm

The pericardiacophrenic artery is a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery.[1]

Anatomy

Origin

The pericardiacophrenic artery branches from the internal thoracic artery.

Course

The pericardiacophrenic arteries travel through the thoracic cavity. They course through the fibrous pericardium. The pericardiacophrenic artery accompanies the phrenic nerve between the pleura and pericardium, to the diaphragm.[2] This is where both the artery and the phrenic nerve are distributed.

Distribution

The pericardiacophrenic arteries provide arterial supply to the fibrous pericardium,[3] and (along with the musculophrenic arteries) the diaphragm.[4]

Anastomoses

It anastomoses with the musculophrenic, and superior phrenic arteries.[5]

References

  1. Horton. Rodney. Di Biase. Luigi. Reddy. Vivek. Neuzil. Petr. Mohanty. Prasant. Sanchez. Javier. Nguyen. Tuan. Mohanty. Sanghamitra. Gallinghouse. G. Joseph. Bailey. Shane M.. Zagrodzky. Jason D.. July 2010. Locating the right phrenic nerve by imaging the right pericardiophrenic artery with computerized tomographic angiography: Implications for balloon-based procedures. Heart Rhythm. 7. 7. 937–941. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.03.027. 20348030. 1547-5271.
  2. Chapman. Sally A.. Holmes. Mark D.. Taylor. D. James. 2000-07-01. Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Bronchial Artery Embolization for Hemoptysis. Chest. en. 118. 1. 269–270. 10.1378/chest.118.1.269. 10893396. 0012-3692.
  3. Book: Drake, Richard. Gray's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Saunders. 182.
  4. Book: Drake, Richard. Gray's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Saunders. 162.
  5. Sajja . Lokeswara Rao . Mannam . Gopichand . Dandu . Satya Bhaskara Raju . Sompalli . Sriramulu . 2012-08-01 . Reduction of sternal wound infections in diabetic patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and using modified pedicle bilateral internal thoracic artery harvest technique . The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery . en . 144 . 2 . 480–485 . 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.024 . 0022-5223 . 22498089 . free.

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