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In 78% of examined human hearts, the right ventricular anterior papillary muscle received dual blood supply from both coronary arteries, while 22% were supplied exclusively by the left coronary artery.
Cross-Sectional (n=36)
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BACKGROUND: To date there is scarce published evidence reporting the dual blood supply reaching anterior papillary muscle (APM), which descends from both major coronary arteries. Such a vascular configuration can prevent the dysfunction of right ventricular entire valvular system in case of the occlusion of proximal part of either right coronary artery (RCA) or left coronary artery (LCA). The aim of our study was to determine the vascular pattern of APM blood supply which originates from two main coronary arteries, in the context of the APM and septomarginal trabecula (SMT) topography. METHODS: The study was carried out using tissue obtained from 36 human hearts. The material was divided into four morphological types of SMT/APM arrangement. Vascularization and blood supply pattern of papillary muscle was investigated following the analysis of multiple tissue cross sections. The origin of APM arterial supply was traced back to both main coronary arteries. Cross-sectional area of the arteries was estimated at the base of APM and compared within mixed male-female population, aged 18-76. RESULTS: We noted that as much as 78% of entire APM material had a blood supply vasculature originating from both LCA and RCA branches. In contrast, 22% of cases APM was supplied by a single coronary artery, while in each case it proved to be LCA. We have never found APM arterial supply provided exclusively by RCA. In case of double AMP blood supply an average of total cross-section area of the arteries branching from LCA, was noted to be in excess of two and a half times bigger in type III and more than two times bigger in type IV, as compared with the arteries originating from RCA. CONCLUSIONS: Our research confirm the possibility of double blood supply which vascularizes APM, but the finding does not necessarily apply in all cases. However, APM seems to be predominantly vascularized by arteries deriving from LCA, regardless of their morphological type.
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Zajączkowski et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy human hearts (cadaveric study) (n=36). Anatomical examination of APM vascularization was evaluated on Origin of anterior papillary muscle (APM) arterial blood supply. In 78% of examined human hearts, the right ventricular anterior papillary muscle received dual blood supply from both coronary arteries, while 22% were supplied exclusively by the left coronary artery.
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