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ArticleMethodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal2026

Anomalous Origin of the Vertebral Artery from Thyrocervical Trunk: A Rare Anatomical Variant.

Arun Sharma, Gurkawal Kaur, Mansi Verma, Manphool Singhal

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Article in Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Arun SharmaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5945-4224
Gurkawal KaurDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3062-4540
Mansi VermaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3313-4350
Manphool SinghalDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-7203

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case describes a 55-year-old man who presented with complaints of claudication in his left upper limb. Computed tomography angiography revealed a rare anatomical variant in which the left vertebral artery originated from the left thyrocervical trunk.

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Intermittent ClaudicationVascular MalformationsVertebral ArteryAnatomic VariationComputed Tomography AngiographyHumansMaleMiddle Agedanomalous originleft thyrocervical trunkleft vertebral

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