Pericardiacophrenic artery
The phrenic nerve and its relations with the vagus nerve. (Pericardiacophrenic artery not labeled, but region is visible.)
The thoracic aorta, viewed from the left side. (Pericardiacophrenic labeled at center left.)
Details
SourceInternal thoracic
Veinpericardiacophrenic veins
Suppliespericardium, thoracic diaphragm
Identifiers
Latinarteria pericardiacophrenica
TA98A12.2.08.034
TA24581
FMA3964
Anatomical terminology

The pericardiacophrenic artery is a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery.[1]

Anatomy

Origin

The pericardiacophrenic artery branches from the internal thoracic artery.[1]

Course

The pericardiacophrenic arteries travel through the thoracic cavity. They course through the fibrous pericardium.[2] The pericardiacophrenic artery accompanies the phrenic nerve between the pleura and pericardium, to the diaphragm.[3] This is where both the artery and the phrenic nerve are distributed.

Distribution

The pericardiacophrenic arteries provide arterial supply to the fibrous pericardium,[2] and (along with the musculophrenic arteries) the diaphragm.[4]

Anastomoses

It anastomoses with the musculophrenic, and superior phrenic arteries.[5]

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 584 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ a b Horton, Rodney; Di Biase, Luigi; Reddy, Vivek; Neuzil, Petr; Mohanty, Prasant; Sanchez, Javier; Nguyen, Tuan; Mohanty, Sanghamitra; Gallinghouse, G. Joseph; Bailey, Shane M.; Zagrodzky, Jason D. (July 2010). "Locating the right phrenic nerve by imaging the right pericardiophrenic artery with computerized tomographic angiography: Implications for balloon-based procedures". Heart Rhythm. 7 (7): 937–941. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.03.027. ISSN 1547-5271. PMID 20348030.
  2. ^ a b Drake, Richard. Gray's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Saunders. p. 182.
  3. ^ Chapman, Sally A.; Holmes, Mark D.; Taylor, D. James (2000-07-01). "Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis Following Bronchial Artery Embolization for Hemoptysis". Chest. 118 (1): 269–270. doi:10.1378/chest.118.1.269. ISSN 0012-3692. PMID 10893396.
  4. ^ Drake, Richard. Gray's Anatomy for Students, 3rd Edition. Saunders. p. 162.
  5. ^ Sajja, Lokeswara Rao; Mannam, Gopichand; Dandu, Satya Bhaskara Raju; Sompalli, Sriramulu (2012-08-01). "Reduction of sternal wound infections in diabetic patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery and using modified pedicle bilateral internal thoracic artery harvest technique". The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 144 (2): 480–485. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.024. ISSN 0022-5223. PMID 22498089.

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