nodal artery


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nodal artery

The branch of the right coronary artery that supplies blood to the sinoatrial node.
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Considering the variability of SA nodal artery and its susceptibility to injury during surgery, we decided to investigate the anatomy of the artery in normal human hearts.
A study on anatomy and variations of sinoatrial nodal artery
Anomalous origin of the sinus nodal artery from left main artery.
Sinoatrial node artery arising from posterolateral branch of right coronary artery: definition by screening consecutive 1500 coronary angiographies/Sag koroner arter posterolateral dalindan cikan sinoatriyal nod arteri: Ardisik 1500 koroner anjiyografi taramasi ile tanimlama
Sinuatrial nodal artery (SAN): In 21 (70%) hearts the SAN artery arose as the first branch from its right side at a mean distance of 20 mm distal to the origin of the RCA (Fig.
Anatomy & distribution of coronary arteries in pig in comparison with man
The identification of the sinoatrial nodal artery (SAN), as either right or left coronary artery branch, was made by a careful dissection thought a paramedian incision in the sternocostal joint.
Study of Sinoatrial Nodal Artery dominance in Brazilian human hearts/ Estudio de dominancia de la arteria Sinoatrial nodal en Corazones humanos brasilenos

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