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Anomalous first septal perforator artery: anatomic-clinical correlates
1Division of Cardiology, McGuire V.A. Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23249, USA.
Clinical Anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
|January 1, 1996
Summary
The interventricular septum, crucial for heart function, receives blood supply from septal perforator arteries. Anomalous arteries can provide vital collateral flow during coronary artery disease.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Anatomy
- Cardiac Physiology
- Coronary Artery Anatomy
Background:
- The interventricular septum is highly vascularized, supporting cardiac conduction and ventricular function.
- It is supplied by septal perforator branches of the left and right coronary arteries.
- Atherosclerotic disease can compromise this blood supply.