The pericardiacophrenic artery is a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery.[1]
| Pericardiacophrenic artery | |
|---|---|
 The phrenic nerve and its relations with the vagus nerve. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.) | |
 The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.) | |
| Details | |
| Source | Internal thoracic |
| Vein | Pericardiacophrenic veins |
| Supplies | Pericardium, thoracic diaphragm |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | arteria pericardiacophrenica |
| TA98 | A12.2.08.034 |
| TA2 | 4581 |
| FMA | 3964 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Anatomy
editOrigin
editThe pericardiacophrenic artery branches from the internal thoracic artery.[1]
Course
editThe pericardiacophrenic arteries travel through the thoracic cavity. They course through the fibrous pericardium.[2] The pericardiacophrenic artery accompanies the phrenic nerve between the pleura and pericardium, to the diaphragm.[3] This is where both the artery and the phrenic nerve are distributed.
Distribution
editThe pericardiacophrenic arteries provide arterial supply to the fibrous pericardium,[2] and (along with the musculophrenic arteries) the diaphragm.[4]
Anastomoses
editIt anastomoses with the musculophrenic, and superior phrenic arteries.[5]
References
edit
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 584 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ a b 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. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.03.027. ISSN 1547-5271. PMID 20348030.
- ^ a b Drake, Richard. Gray's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Saunders. p. 182.
- ^ Chapman, Sally A.; Holmes, Mark D.; Taylor, D. James (2000-07-01). "Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Bronchial Artery Embolization for Hemoptysis". Chest. 118 (1): 269–270. doi:10.1378/chest.118.1.269. ISSN 0012-3692. PMID 10893396.
- ^ Drake, Richard. Gray's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Saunders. p. 162.
- ^ 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. 144 (2): 480–485. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.024. ISSN 0022-5223. PMID 22498089.
External links
edit- Anatomy photo:19:11-0104 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Pleural Cavities and Lungs: Structures Beneath the Left Mediastinal pleura"
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