Search Results - "Vanker, E. A"
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Absent Left Main Coronary Artery with Variation in the Origin of its Branches in a South African Population
Published in Anatomia, histologia, embryologia (01-04-2015)“…Coronary artery anomalies are traditionally classified into anomalies of origin, course and termination. One of the anomalies of origin is absence of the left…”
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The role of coronary artery collaterals in the preservation of left ventricular function : a study to address a longstanding controversy
Published in Cardiovascular Journal of Africa (01-01-2017)“…Introduction: The functional significance of coronary artery collateral (CAC) vasculature in humans has been debated for decades and this has been compounded…”
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Coronary artery dominance dependent collateral development in the human heart
Published in Folia morphologica (01-01-2017)“…In obstructive coronary artery disease, coronary collateral arteries serve as alternative conduits for blood flow to the myocardial tissue supplied by the…”
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The role of coronary artery collaterals in the preservation of left ventricular function: a study to address a long-standing controversy
Published in Cardiovascular journal of South Africa (01-03-2017)“…The functional significance of coronary artery collateral (CAC) vasculature in humans has been debated for decades and this has been compounded by the lack of…”
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Anatomic Parameters of the Left Coronary Artery: an Angiographic Study in a South African Population
Published in International journal of morphology (01-12-2013)“…An understanding of the left coronary artery (LCA) anatomy is important for accurate diagnosis and therapeutic intervention in the management of coronary…”
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The prevalence and clinical importance of an "additional" terminal branch of the left coronary artery
Published in Folia morphologica (01-05-2013)“…The left coronary artery (LCA) usually divides into two (anterior interventricular artery [AIA] and left circumflex [LCx] artery) or less frequently into the…”
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The intramyocardial left anterior descending artery: prevalence and surgical considerations in coronary artery bypass grafting
Published in South African journal of surgery (01-02-2014)“…Major coronary arteries usually have a subepicardial course and only dip into the myocardium near or at their termination. However, occasionally a segment of…”
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The impact of left main coronary artery morphology on the distribution of atherosclerotic lesions in its branches
Published in Folia morphologica (01-01-2013)“…Atherosclerotic occlusion of a coronary vessel is the commonest cause of ischaemic heart disease. The distribution of atherosclerotic lesions is not…”
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Pericardiectomy: A Functional Anatomical Perspective for the Choice of Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy
Published in Journal of cardiac surgery (01-07-2009)“…Although pericardiectomy remains an established method for pericardial resection, the choice of surgical approach is not definitive. Within South Africa,…”
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Asymmetrical pulmonary oedema due to Swyer-James syndrome
Published in British journal of radiology (01-11-1987)Get more information
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Air insufflation test: a new method of assessing correct placement of a permanent endo-oesophageal tube
Published in British journal of surgery (01-05-1987)Get more information
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Colon bypass from the oral cavity
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-01-1987)“…A young man had had caustic burns of the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and stomach 4 years previously. Total gastrectomy had been performed, and nutrition was…”
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A surgical approach to aortic arch aneurysms presenting through the sternum
Published in Journal of cardiovascular surgery (01-07-1986)“…A surgical approach to the repair of aortic arch aneurysm presenting through the sternum is described. A limited right anterior thoracotomy is made to gain…”
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Control of postoperative hypertension in the patient with a hyperdynamic left ventricle. A case report
Published in South African journal of surgery (01-12-1986)Get more information
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Repair of tracheo-arterial fistula using an autogenous vein graft in an extra-anatomical position. A case report
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Internal mammary artery haematoma
Published in South African journal of surgery (01-09-1989)“…Traumatic disruption of the internal mammary artery, which produces a well-circumscribed haematoma in the extrapleural plane and not a haemothorax, has not…”
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Aortic aneurysm caused by schistosomiasis
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A method of fixing intracardiac manometer lines for postoperative monitoring
Published in Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (01-10-1986)Get more information
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Retrograde gastro oesophageal intussusception complicating oesophageal myotomy
Published in South African medical journal (19-12-1987)Get full text
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