The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 33, 415-416, Copyright © 1982 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Abbott's artery
DB Lerberg
The term Abbott's artery appears to have been first used by Schuster and
Gross [1] in describing an anomalous vessel not infrequently encountered
during operation for coarctation of the aorta. Numerous sites of origin of
this vessel have been listed but often do not correlate with the original
description by Abbott. the term serves its purpose well if it alerts the
operating surgeon to the possibility of anomalous vessels in this
congenital disorder.