Ankara is a very old city located at the heart of Turkey. Its history and environs go all the way back to the Hatti evolution, which is in the Bronze Age. Before the time of Jesus, more than two thousand years ago, the Hittites had become the leading power in Ankara, which was then followed by the Persians, Phrygians, and Lydians. During the 3rd Century BC, Ankara was made the capital city by the Galatians, who were a Celtic race during that time. Ankara's given name originates from the word ‘Ancyra,’ which means ‘anchor’ (Fig. 1, right side), one of the oldest words in the language of the sea-loving Celts. According to legend, Phrygian King Midas heard a voice in his dream saying, “Find a big anchor on your land and build a big city there. That city will bring you happiness and prosperity.” He ordered his men to find this anchor; many days later, it is found at a hill where Ankara Kalesi stands today. Midas immediately built a city there and named it Ankyra. The presented angiographic figure shows the anchored heart appearance associated with Y graft coronary bypass technique (Fig. 1 and Video 1), which was made by connecting the one safen graft (anastomosed to anterior descending artery) to the another safen graft (anastomosed to posterior descending artery).
Fig. 1.
Angiographic “anchor” appearance due to Y graft coronary bypass technique.
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Supplementary material related to this article can be found, in the online version, at doi:10.1016/j.ihj.2016.01.019.
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Angiographic “anchor” appearance due to Y graft coronary bypass technique.
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Angiographic “anchor” appearance due to Y graft coronary bypass technique.