"Brachiocephalic Trunk" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The first and largest artery branching from the aortic arch. It distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and to the right arm.
| Descriptor ID |
D016122
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Brachiocephalic Trunk- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Brachiocephalic Trunks
- Trunk, Brachiocephalic
- Trunks, Brachiocephalic
- Innominate Artery
- Arteries, Innominate
- Artery, Innominate
- Innominate Arteries
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachiocephalic Trunk" by people in Profiles.
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Innominate artery cannulation in aortic surgery: A systematic review. J Card Surg. 2018 Dec; 33(12):818-825.
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Establishing stable innominate access by inserting a body floss wire from the brachial artery to the femoral artery facilitates right carotid artery stenting in Type III arch anatomy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2018 01 01; 26(1):8-10.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of variations in branching patterns of the adult aortic arch. J Vasc Surg. 2018 07; 68(1):298-306.e10.
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Endovascular treatment of aortic arch aneurysm with a single-branched double-stage stent graft. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 11; 154(5):e75-e77.
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Postraumatic innominate artery pseudoaneurysm. J Am Coll Surg. 2005 Nov; 201(5):806-7.
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Right aortic arch with isolated left brachiocephalic artery. Clin Anat. 2001; 14(1):47-51.
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Anterior cerebro-vascular insufficiency: usefulness of ophthalmodynamography in diagnosis and postoperative control. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1972 Sep-Oct; 13(5):470-83.