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Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study

Introduction The brachiocephalic artery (BCA) is the largest branch that arises from the aortic arch, which varies in length. The present study focuses on BCA length and its probable correlation with height and torso length. Methods The BCA length (from the artery’s origin to the arcus aortae), the...

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Autores principales: Panagouli, Eleni, Antonopoulos, Ioannis, Tsoucalas, Gregory, Samolis, Alexandros, Venieratos, Dionysios, Troupis, Theodore
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32968563
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9897
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author Panagouli, Eleni
Antonopoulos, Ioannis
Tsoucalas, Gregory
Samolis, Alexandros
Venieratos, Dionysios
Troupis, Theodore
author_facet Panagouli, Eleni
Antonopoulos, Ioannis
Tsoucalas, Gregory
Samolis, Alexandros
Venieratos, Dionysios
Troupis, Theodore
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description Introduction The brachiocephalic artery (BCA) is the largest branch that arises from the aortic arch, which varies in length. The present study focuses on BCA length and its probable correlation with height and torso length. Methods The BCA length (from the artery’s origin to the arcus aortae), the length of the torso, and height were measured in 76 embalmed adult human cadavers of Caucasian (Hellenic) origin. Results A total of 74 arteries were measured (36 females and 38 males). The mean length was found to be 3.82 cm (SD=±0.947, SE=0.110). In male cadavers, the mean BCA length was 3.94 cm (SD=±0.980, SE=0.159) and in females, it was found to be 3.69 cm (SD=±0.905, SE=0.151). No statistically significant difference was found (p=0.248, p>0.05) The mean torso length was 62.27 cm (SD=±4.325, SE=0.496) and the mean height was 155.3 cm (SD=±10.124, SE=1.161). The BCA length was correlated with body height and torso length in both sexes. A statistically significant correlation was found only between BCA length and body height in male cadavers (r=0.267, p=0.021). Conclusion The morphometric characteristics of the BCA are of great importance in a number of surgical procedures, such as stenting and catheterization in cases of aneurysms. One statistically significant correlation was observed in our study, which could be considered an important finding, as it could lead to the plausible assumption that greater height leads to the formation of larger arteries.
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spelling pubmed-75055332020-09-22 Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study Panagouli, Eleni Antonopoulos, Ioannis Tsoucalas, Gregory Samolis, Alexandros Venieratos, Dionysios Troupis, Theodore Cureus Radiology Introduction The brachiocephalic artery (BCA) is the largest branch that arises from the aortic arch, which varies in length. The present study focuses on BCA length and its probable correlation with height and torso length. Methods The BCA length (from the artery’s origin to the arcus aortae), the length of the torso, and height were measured in 76 embalmed adult human cadavers of Caucasian (Hellenic) origin. Results A total of 74 arteries were measured (36 females and 38 males). The mean length was found to be 3.82 cm (SD=±0.947, SE=0.110). In male cadavers, the mean BCA length was 3.94 cm (SD=±0.980, SE=0.159) and in females, it was found to be 3.69 cm (SD=±0.905, SE=0.151). No statistically significant difference was found (p=0.248, p>0.05) The mean torso length was 62.27 cm (SD=±4.325, SE=0.496) and the mean height was 155.3 cm (SD=±10.124, SE=1.161). The BCA length was correlated with body height and torso length in both sexes. A statistically significant correlation was found only between BCA length and body height in male cadavers (r=0.267, p=0.021). Conclusion The morphometric characteristics of the BCA are of great importance in a number of surgical procedures, such as stenting and catheterization in cases of aneurysms. One statistically significant correlation was observed in our study, which could be considered an important finding, as it could lead to the plausible assumption that greater height leads to the formation of larger arteries. Cureus 2020-08-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7505533/ /pubmed/32968563 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9897 Text en Copyright © 2020, Panagouli et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Panagouli, Eleni
Antonopoulos, Ioannis
Tsoucalas, Gregory
Samolis, Alexandros
Venieratos, Dionysios
Troupis, Theodore
Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study
title Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study
title_full Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study
title_fullStr Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study
title_full_unstemmed Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study
title_short Morphometry of the Brachiocephalic Artery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study
title_sort morphometry of the brachiocephalic artery: a cadaveric anatomical study
topic Radiology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7505533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32968563
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9897
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