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The conus artery provides crucial collateral circulation to distal regions of total coronary occlusion through its notable capacity for angiogenesis and arteriogenesis.
The conus artery can play a crucial role in providing collateral circulation to distal regions in patients with total coronary occlusion.
Suggests conus artery collaterals may aid distal perfusion in total occlusion; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
It is well-known that collateral circulation is important in preserving ventricular functions, especially in coronary artery disease with total occlusion. The conus branch is distinct in having notable capacity of angiogenesis and arteriogenesis. We intend to emphasize the clinical importance of the conus branch by presenting two cases in which it supplied the distal regions of total occlusion.
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Karabay et al. (2011) studied this question. The conus artery provides crucial collateral circulation to distal regions of total coronary occlusion through its notable capacity for angiogenesis and arteriogenesis.
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