Illustration of the azygos flow concept for open heart surgery
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Title
Illustration of the azygos flow concept for open heart surgery
Subject
Open Heart Surgery
Description
The azygos vein is a blood vessel that carries a small amount of deoxygenated blood from the body into the right side of the heart. The vein acts as an alternative path for blood flow when the main blood vessel carriers, the superior and inferior venae cavae, are blocked.
Creator
University of Minnesota
Source
"Azygos flow concept," Box 112, C. Walton Lillehei papers, uarc2000-7, University of Minnesota Archives
Publisher
University of Minnesota
Date
circa 1950s
Rights
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Format
Print Photograph
Language
eng
Identifier
oh0314
Coverage
Open Heart Surgery
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Original Format
Print Photograph
Citation
University of Minnesota, “Illustration of the azygos flow concept for open heart surgery,” Gallery, accessed April 24, 2024, https://gallery.lib.umn.edu/items/show/2987.