A macroanatomic investigation of the coronary arteries and myocardial bridges in awassi sheep
<b>Aim:</b> The purpose of the study was to reveal the course of coronary arteries and localization of myocardial bridges.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> It was used 10 mature Awassi sheep of both sex. The color latex injection method was applied to the materials.<...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Selcuk University Press
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1216 |
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| Summary: | <b>Aim:</b> The purpose of the study was to reveal the course of coronary
arteries and localization of myocardial bridges.<p>
<b>Materials and Methods:</b> It was used 10 mature Awassi sheep
of both sex. The color latex injection method was applied to the
materials.<p>
<b>Results:</b> The subepicardial adipose tissue was found to extend
up to approximately the middle of the paraconal interventricular
and subsinuosal interventricular grooves. Coronary arteries
had partially an intramyocardial course. A third coronary artery
sprang almost from the aorta on the right side of right coronary
artery in 4 of the hearts. The left proximal atrial branch directly
originated from the left coronary artery in 9 hearts. The paraconal
interventricular branch coursed up to the middle of the
subsinuosal interventricular groove in 2 hearts. The left distal
ventricular branch was not formed in 1 heart. The myocardial
bridges were observed at the beginning of the paraconal interventricular
groove and on, both the paraconal interventricular
and subsinuosal interventricular grooves in 8 and 2 hearts, respectively.
In 1 heart, the myocardial bridge was also seen on the
coronary groove. There was no myocardial bridge on the right
coronary artery and its branches.<p>
<b>Conclusion:</b> Some researchers have suggested the human
heart's resemblance to the sheep heart and sheep heart can be
used as a model in human cardiovascular surgeon. Therefore,
the presented study can give an idea of both the identification of
the heart in the Awassi sheep and whether sheep heart can be
used as a model in human medicine. |
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| ISSN: | 1309-6958 2146-1953 |