Left Internal Mammary Artery

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
LIMA
Pronunciation
/lɛft ˌɪnˈtərnəl ˈmæməri ˈɑrtəri/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Objective To summarize the efficacy and security of off-pump Y-bridge coronary artery bypass grafting with left internal mammary artery and radial artery.
  2. ObjectiveThe left internal mammary artery ( LIMA ) has been shown to improve the outcome of coronary artery bypass grafting ( CABG ) and become the gold standard graft.
  3. Flow of sequential left internal mammary artery grafting in an off-pump coronary bypass graft and its clinical assessment
  4. Application of left internal mammary artery and radial artery at same time for coronary artery bypass graft operation
  5. Relationship between stenosis of left anterior descending artery and left internal mammary artery blood flow

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