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On 2014 Jan 11, Brett Snodgrass commented:
Dear Authors,
Thank you for the excellent article. Please provide your kind attention to the distinction between the Thebesian veins and the vessels of Wearn.
The vessels described are probably better described as vessels of Wearn as they are (1) not Thebesian veins*, (2) not studied by Thebesius, and (3) they were described by Wearn et al.
Given that there was the prior intervention of stent placement, it may be possible that these connections are "true fistula" in that they are not normally present. Perhaps angiogenesis formed the fine connections identified by injection of contrast material into the left coronary artery.
Another hypothesis is that the procedure caused tissue injury which resulted in vasodilation and increased prominence of the normally present vessels of Wearn.
My opinion is that accurate anatomic terminology is a basic principle underlying good medical science, and I ask others to consider whether the aforementioned definitions are appropriate. If this comment is not helpful, please let me know how it might be improved.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Thank you very much.
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- Feb 2018
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europepmc.org europepmc.org
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On 2014 Jan 11, Brett Snodgrass commented:
Dear Authors,
Thank you for the excellent article. Please provide your kind attention to the distinction between the Thebesian veins and the vessels of Wearn.
The vessels described are probably better described as vessels of Wearn as they are (1) not Thebesian veins*, (2) not studied by Thebesius, and (3) they were described by Wearn et al.
Given that there was the prior intervention of stent placement, it may be possible that these connections are "true fistula" in that they are not normally present. Perhaps angiogenesis formed the fine connections identified by injection of contrast material into the left coronary artery.
Another hypothesis is that the procedure caused tissue injury which resulted in vasodilation and increased prominence of the normally present vessels of Wearn.
My opinion is that accurate anatomic terminology is a basic principle underlying good medical science, and I ask others to consider whether the aforementioned definitions are appropriate. If this comment is not helpful, please let me know how it might be improved.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Thank you very much.
This comment, imported by Hypothesis from PubMed Commons, is licensed under CC BY.
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