Variant artery

Looks like

An artery present only in some people or taking an unusual course — a normal variation, not a disease.

What it does

Supplies what its usual counterpart would, by a different route.

Keeping it well

Usually harmless, but surgeons and radiologists look for variants before operations and catheter procedures.

Related conditions

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)