Publication at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport |
2016
Abstract
Background and Objective: The sinoatrial nodal artery (SANa) is a highly variable vessel which supplies blood to the sinoatrial node (SAN). Due to its variability and susceptibility to iatrogenic injury, our study aimed to assess the anatomy of the SANa and determine the prevalence of its anatomical variations.
Study Design: An extensive search of major electronic databases was performed to identify all articles reporting anatomical data on the SANa. No lower date limit or language restrictions were applied.
Anatomical data regarding the artery were extracted and pooled into a meta-analysis.