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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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author | 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. |
spellingShingle | Radiology 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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