See Also: Mammary Artery (also called thoracic artery)(health)
lateral mammary branches of lateral thoracic artery(medicine)
external mammary artery(medicine)
internal mammary artery(medicine)
Free Mammary Artery Graft(health)
superior thoracic artery(medicine)
dorsal thoracic artery(medicine)
highest thoracic artery(medicine)
lateral thoracic artery(medicine)
long thoracic artery(medicine)

Mammary Artery (also called thoracic artery) (health)


Artery located in the chest wall and used for coronary artery bypass surgery. Most commonly kept intact at its origin, and sewn to the coronary artery beyond the site of blockage. If the surgeon removes the mammary artery from its origin to use as a bypass graft, it is then called a "free" mammary artery bypass graft.