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Type of Article: Original Research

Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Page No. 2266-2268

Date of Publication: 30-04-2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.192

TRIANGLE OF BROCQ AND MOUCHET: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY IN HUMAN CADAVERIC HEART AND ITS CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Siddharth Shankar Roy *¹ Arpan Dubey, ².

^*1 Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Address: Dr. Siddharth Shankar Roy, Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar Shivaji Ward, Tili Road, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 470001, India.
E-Mail:hellossroy@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Introduction:  Triangle of Brocq and Mouchet is an Arterio-venous triangle formed by Great Cardiac Vein(GCV), Anterior Interventricular Artery (AIA) and Circumflex Artery(CA) . The latter two are branches of Left Coronary Artery which lies on left side of anterior surface of the heart. The triangle is classified as closed, completely opened, inferiorly opened & superiorly opened on the pattern of disposition of these vessels. The triangle may also be absent.
Materials and Methods:  We had studied in thirty cadaveric hearts of both sexes  which were dissected in the Department of Anatomy, Bundelkhand  Medical College, Sagar (M.P), India.  Triangle of Brocq and Mouchet was identified and photographed.
Results:  The triangle was found in 28 hearts( 93.33%) , in 02 hearts( 6.67%) it was not formed. In our study the most common was closed type as seen in 13 hearts( 46.43%) & least common was completely opened type as seen in 03 hearts ( 10.71%).
Conclusion: The aim of study was to provide information regarding anatomy of triangle in cadaveric hearts  and knowledge of relation of these vessels forming its boundaries used in intravascular ultrasound of coronary arteries to help in identifying Pericardium , myocardium & vessels.
Key Words: Triangle of Brocq and Mouchet, Great Cardiac Vein (GCV), Anterior Interventricular Artery (AIA), Circumflex Artery (CA), cadaveric hearts, intravascular ultrasound.

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Siddharth Shankar Roy, Arpan Dubey. TRIANGLE OF BROCQ AND MOUCHET: AN ANATOMICAL STUDY IN HUMAN CADAVERIC HEART AND ITS CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(2):2266-2268. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.192