"Initially described as the “arteria anastomotica auricularis magna” due to its relatively large luminal diameter and its perceived role as a crucial component of the coronary circulation. The eponym now refers to an artery which connects the proximal left circumflex or right coronary artery with the distal right coronary or left circumflex artery."
Expected headings
"Terminology"
"Epidemiology"
"An uncommon variant of coronary arterial anatomy, Kugel artery was originally described as an anastomotic communication between branches of the proximal left circumflex artery with the distal right coronary artery. These coronary trunks often communicate indirectly through atrial anastomotic networks; Kugel artery is distinguished by its size and characteristic course 3."
"Its reported incidence differs between studies, with one publication noting its presence in 6% of the population. It originated from the proximal left circumflex artery and ended in the right coronary artery in two patients; from the right coronary artery and ended in the same artery in a further two patients; from the left circumflex artery and ended in the same artery in one patient; and from the right coronary artery through the sinus node artery, ending in the left circumflex artery, in one. Of note, a collection of more diminutive vascular anastomoses in the interatrial septum is usually present, which connects the coronary trunks in the absence of a distinct Kugel artery 1."
"Its reported incidence differs between studies, with one publication noting its presence in 6% of the population. It originated from the proximal left circumflex artery and ended in the right coronary artery in two patients; from the right coronary artery and ended in the same artery in a further two patients; from the left circumflex artery and ended in the same artery in one patient; and from the right coronary artery through the sinus node artery, ending in the left circumflex artery, in one. Of note, a collection of more diminutive vascular anastomoses in the interatrial septum is usually present, which connects the coronary trunks in the absence of a distinct Kugel artery 1."
"Its reported incidence differs between studies, with one publication noting its presence in 6% of the population. It originated from the proximal left circumflex artery and ended in the right coronary artery in two patients; from the right coronary artery and ended in the same artery in a further two patients; from the left circumflex artery and ended in the same artery in one patient; and from the right coronary artery through the sinus node artery, ending in the left circumflex artery, in one. Of note, a collection of more diminutive vascular anastomoses in the interatrial septum is usually present, which connects the coronary trunks in the absence of a distinct Kugel artery 1."
"History and etymology"