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Type of Article: Original Research

Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Page No. 2842-2246

Date of Publication: 30-09-2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.352

A STUDY OF CORONARY DOMINANCE IN PRESERVED HUMAN CADAVERIC HEART SPECIMENS IN KOLHAPUR REGION OF WESTERN MAHARASTRA: A DISSECTION METHOD

Dakhane Prafulla S *¹, Patil Ashalata D ², Nikam Vasudha R ³, Karmalkar Arun S ⁴, Gune Anita R ⁵, Pote Anand J ⁶.

^*1 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Kh, India.

² Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur, India.

³ Professor and Head, Dept. of Anatomy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur, India.

⁴ Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur, India.

⁵ Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur, India.

⁶ Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kasaba Bawada, Kolhapur, India.

Address: Dr. Dakhane Prafulla S, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Kh, India.
E-Mail: dr_dakhane@yahoo.co.in

ABSTRACT

Background: With ever increasing load of coronary artery disease on population of developed as well as developing nations, it has become mandatory to have a detailed knowledge about coronary tree. One of the factors, coronary dominance, plays a crucial role in different pathologies of heart.
Materials and Methods:  Coronary dominance was studied by gross dissection method in fifty (50) preserved human cadaveric heart specimens at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra and observations were noted.
Results: In 88% of the specimens, right dominance was noted. In 10% of the specimens, left dominance was noted. Balanced dominance was noted in 2% of the specimens studied. Results obtained from this study are compared with those of others and statistically significant differences are noted amongst some of them.  
Conclusion: Each geographical, ethnic, racial group of people has got unique dominance patterns. Considering clinical significance of coronary dominance, similar studies should be carried out in different regions using different methods like angiography, resin corrosive cast etc. for betterment of medical facility for human being.
Key words: Coronary Artery, Coronary Dominance, Right Dominance, Left Dominance, Balanced Dominance, Posterior Interventricular Artery.

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Dakhane Prafulla S, Patil Ashalata D, Nikam Vasudha R, Karmalkar Arun S, Gune Anita R, Pote Anand J. A STUDY OF CORONARY DOMINANCE IN PRESERVED HUMAN CADAVERIC HEART SPECIMENS IN KOLHAPUR REGION OF WESTERN MAHARASTRA: A DISSECTION METHOD. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(3):2842-2846. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.352