"Brachiocephalic Trunk" 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.
The first and largest artery branching from the aortic arch. It distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and to the right arm.
| Descriptor ID |
D016122
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Brachiocephalic Trunk- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Brachiocephalic Trunks
- Trunk, Brachiocephalic
- Trunks, Brachiocephalic
- Innominate Artery
- Arteries, Innominate
- Artery, Innominate
- Innominate Arteries
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachiocephalic Trunk" by people in Profiles.
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In elective arch surgery with circulatory arrest, does the arterial cannulation site really matter? A propensity score analysis of right axillary and innominate artery cannulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 05; 155(5):1953-1960.e4.
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Operative repair of iatrogenic innominate artery to left innominate vein arteriovenous fistula after pacemaker laser lead extraction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 10; 152(4):e85-7.
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Innominate artery cannulation for proximal aortic surgery: outcomes and neurological events in 263 patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Dec; 48(6):937-42; discussion 942.
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Aortopexy for innominate artery tracheal compression in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2013 Jul; 149(1):151-5.
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"Reverse Blalock-Taussig shunt": application in single ventricle hybrid palliation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Aug; 146(2):352-7.
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Two-wire (0.014 & 0.018-inch) technique to facilitate innominate artery stenting under embolic protection. J Endovasc Ther. 2010 Oct; 17(5):652-6.
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Severe aortic and arterial aneurysms associated with a TGFBR2 mutation. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Mar; 4(3):167-71.
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Myocardial thievery: the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jan; 81(1):386-92.
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Main pulmonary artery to innominate artery shunt during hybrid palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Oct; 130(4):e1-2.
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Concomitant brachiocephalic and coronary artery disease: outcome and decision analysis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Aug; 80(2):564-9.