Internal Thoracic Artery (ITA)
The internal thoracic artery (ITA), previously known as the internal mammary artery, is an artery that supplies the anterior chest wall and the breasts. It is a paired artery, with one running along each side of the sternum. The internal thoracic artery is the cardiac surgeon's blood vessel of choice for coronary artery bypass grafting. The left ITA has a superior long-term patency to saphenous vein grafts and other arterial grafts (e.g. radial artery, gastroepiploic artery) when grafted to the left anterior descending coronary artery, generally the most important vessel, clinically, to revascularize.
I know I just had a double bypass was no piknik that's for sure. I will never have another one lol. The 4 chest tubes they had in my abdomen going to the back was the worst part the surgery sight didn't even hurt as of now either it's been since the 9th of march
