"Mammary Arteries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Arteries originating from the subclavian or axillary arteries and distributing to the anterior thoracic wall, mediastinal structures, diaphragm, pectoral muscles and mammary gland.
| Descriptor ID |
D008323
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.891.525
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| Concept/Terms |
Internal Mammary Artery- Internal Mammary Artery
- Arteries, Internal Mammary
- Artery, Internal Mammary
- Internal Mammary Arteries
- Mammary Arteries, Internal
- Mammary Artery, Internal
- Internal Thoracic Artery
- Arteries, Internal Thoracic
- Artery, Internal Thoracic
- Internal Thoracic Arteries
- Thoracic Arteries, Internal
- Thoracic Artery, Internal
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mammary Arteries" by people in Profiles.
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Arterial graft choice and outcomes within the Veterans Administration: A 20-year review of 47,525 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr; 171(4):936-943.e1.
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Clipless skeletonized internal mammary artery harvesting with harmonic technology. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 May 22; 2023.
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Arterial Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Who, When, and Why. Tex Heart Inst J. 2023 05 01; 50(3).
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Infiltration of CD68+ cells correlates positively with matrix metalloproteinase 2 expression in the arteries used as aortocoronary bypass grafts. Possible clinical implications. Cardiol J. 2020; 27(6):817-824.
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Right for the Wrong Reasons: Implications of Data Insufficiency in Bilateral Versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 01 06; 7(1).
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Unusual Complication of the Nuss Procedure: Fistulization of the Internal Thoracic Artery to the Pulmonary Artery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2020 Jul; 11(4):NP44-NP46.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines on Arterial Conduits for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 101(2):801-9.
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Total arterial revascularization: when will its time come? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct; 148(4):1244-5.
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Demystifying the use of internal mammary vessels as recipient vessels in free flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Oct; 132(4):763-768.
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Radial artery free and T graft patency as coronary artery bypass conduit over a 15-year period. Circulation. 2012 Sep 11; 126(11 Suppl 1):S140-4.