Table 4.
Relationship among collateral vessel origin, pulmonary destination, and clot burden
| Pulmonary artery destination | Total occlusion of main pulmonary artery | Jamieson type of lesion on ipsilateral lung | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collateral origin | Left | Right | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| RCA (n = 18) | 3 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| LCx (n = 12) | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| LAD (n = 1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PL (n = 3)a | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Note
RCA: right coronary artery; LCx: left circumflex artery; LAD: left anterior descending artery; PL: posterolateral branch of the RCA.
a
One collateral arising from the PL traveled to both the left and the right pulmonary artery.