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Structure of internal thoracic artery

Known as: Mammary Arteries, Internal, Arteria thoracica interna, Thoracic Arteries, Internal 
The blood vessel that supplies the breast and the anterior chest wall with arterial blood. It is located in the chest wall.
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Broader (4)

ArteriesMammary ArteriesStructure of subclavian arteryThoracic Arteries
Body partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyCDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

Narrower (8)

Left internal thoracic arteryRight internal thoracic arteryStructure of bronchial branch of internal thoracic arteryStructure of intercostal branch of internal thoracic artery

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Use of continuous quality improvement to increase use of process measures in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a randomized controlled trial.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
601 octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery: outcome and comparison with younger age groups.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
PDGF-receptor tyrosine kinase blocker AG1295 selectively attenuates smooth muscle cell growth in vitro and reduces neointimal formation after balloon angioplasty in swine.
BACKGROUND Signaling through protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) is a major contributor to the transmission of mitogenic stimuli to… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Improved survival with multiple left-sided bilateral internal thoracic artery grafts.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Vasostatins, Comprising the N‐terminal Domain of Chromogranin A, Suppress Tension in Isolated Human Blood Vessel Segments
Chromogranin A (CGA) belongs to a family of highly acidic proteins which are co‐stored and co‐released with the catecholamines… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The vasoinhibitory activity of bovine chromogranin A fragment (vasostatin) and its independence of extracellular calcium in isolated segments of human blood vessels
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Risks of bilateral internal mammary artery bypass grafting.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Interaction between endothelin-1 and endothelium-derived relaxing factor in human arteries and veins.
Endothelin-1 is a 21-amino acid endothelial vasoconstrictor peptide that may be the physiological antagonist of endothelium… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Results of internal thoracic artery grafting over 15 years: single versus double grafts.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Free (aorta-coronary) internal mammary artery graft. Late results.
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