0 relating to the arm and head, used when referring to blood vessels that supply blood to the head, neck, and arms --
Careful cross-sectional echocardiographic imaging of all the brachiocephalic vessels is important.
There was aortic atresia with a hypoplastic ascending aorta, of 2 mm diameter, which was interrupted proximal to the brachiocephalic artery.
The granulomatous tissue around the aorta resulted in residual scarring which produced narrowing of the thoracic aorta and the origins of the three brachiocephalic vessels.
Subsequently, 15 to 20 cross-sections incorporating the heart were photographed serially at every 0.5 mm thickness, encompassing also the aortic arch and brachiocephalic vessels.
The aorta is cannulated close to the origin of the brachiocephalic artery.
There were stenoses at the origin of the brachiocephalic artery.
Residual dilation of the brachiocephalic and left subclavian arteries is also present.
A right aortic arch with isolated left brachiocephalic artery and an arterial duct on the same side forms a loose vascular ring.
