| Title |
Looking a bit superficial to the pleura
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
The Ultrasound Journal, August 2014
|
| DOI | 10.1186/s13089-014-0013-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pablo Blanco, Giovanni Volpicelli |
| Abstract |
The internal thoracic artery (ITA) is a descendant branch of the subclavian artery. The former is located bilaterally in both internal sides of the thorax near the sternum and is accompanied by two internal thoracic veins (ITV). From a practical point of view, the ITA (and the ITV) identification is important because these vessels can be injured when pericardiocentesis with the parasternal approach is used. Other advantage of the ITA recognition is to check the patency of the ITA grafts in coronary artery revascularizated patients with new onset chest pain. The purpose of this article is to introduce a simple ultrasonographic technique for recognition of the aforementioned vessels and to highlight the utility of this finding in clinical practice. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 17 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Egypt | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 15 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 29% |
| Other | 3 | 18% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 18% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Professor | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 3 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 71% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 24% |