‘Right posterior’ sinus node artery

Gavaliatsis, Isidoros P.

doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00335-1

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Circulation Journal Vol72 October 20081

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“…The posterior type of SNA (ie, an S-shaped SNA) was advocated as an individual type of SNA in that right posterior SNA was found in this study, and has been reported. 26 We found a variant of the left SNA with an S-shaped course arising from the posterolateral part of the LCX artery in 8 cases and from the RCA in 1 case. McAlpine provided a detailed description of the posterior SNA, 27 and Nerantzis and Avgoustakis 28 described it as a long S-shaped artery originating in the posterolateral part of the LCX artery below or behind the left auricle.…”

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“…The incidence of rhythm disturbance varies from 52% to 60% of cases after the superior transseptal approach and the risk of intraoperative damage to the SNA during the superior transseptal approach to the mitral valve is high; therefore, knowledge of such arterial anatomy before operation will ensure preservation of the SAN in the patient. 26,29 …”

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