Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 57-62 , January 2010

Origin of a common trunk for the inferior phrenic arteries from the right renal artery: a new anatomic vascular variant with clinical implications

  • On Topaz

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
    • MCV/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Interventional Cardiology, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249, USA. Tel.: +1 804 675 5419(Office); fax: +1 804 675 5420.
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  • Allyne Topaz

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
    • MCV/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Pritam R. Polkampally

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
    • MCV/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas Damiano

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
    • MCV/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher A. King

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA
    • MCV/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA

Received 27 August 2009 ,Accepted 8 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2009.09.002

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 57-62 , January 2010

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