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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
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Differential effects of 17beta-estradiol on function and expression of estrogen receptor alpha, estrogen receptor beta, and GPR30 in arteries and veins of patients with atherosclerosis.
Venous complications have been implicated in the adverse effects of hormone replacement therapy. This study investigated acute… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Superoxide production, risk factors, and endothelium-dependent relaxations in human internal mammary arteries.
BACKGROUND In a variety of disease states, endothelium-dependent vasodilation is abnormal. Reduced nitric oxide (NO) production… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Intracoronary shunt prevents left ventricular function impairment during beating heart coronary revascularization.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Gene transfer into normal and atherosclerotic human blood vessels.
Gene transfer to blood vessels is a promising new approach to the treatment of the vascular diseases, but the feasibility of gene… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Contrasting structure of the saphenous vein and internal mammary artery used as coronary bypass vessels.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The effects of different techniques of internal mammary artery harvesting on sternal blood flow.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Considerations in the skeletonization technique of internal thoracic artery dissection.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Effects of intraoperative plasmapheresis on blood loss in cardiac surgery.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of stenotic coronary artery bypass grafts: 5 years' experience.
Review
1980
Review
1980
Isolated Left Anterior Descending Coronary Atherosclerosis: Long‐term Comparison of Internal Mammary Artery and Venous Autografts
A consecutive series of 100 patients receiving left internal mammary artery grafts and a consecutive series of 100 patients… 
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