"Vertebral Artery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The first branch of the SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY with distribution to muscles of the NECK; VERTEBRAE; SPINAL CORD; CEREBELLUM; and interior of the CEREBRUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D014711
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.114.955
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| Concept/Terms |
Vertebral Artery- Vertebral Artery
- Arteries, Vertebral
- Artery, Vertebral
- Vertebral Arteries
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vertebral Artery" by people in Profiles.
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Outcomes and Safety of Revascularization Approaches for Stroke Related to Isolated Vertebral Artery Occlusions (BRAVO). Stroke. 2026 May; 57(5):1149-1163.
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Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury After Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Neurosurgery. 2025 Apr 01; 96(4):881-891.
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Extracranial Vertebral Artery Injuries. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Sep 15; 32(18):e899-e908.
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Outcomes following surgical and endovascular treatment of extracranial vertebral artery aneurysms (VAA): a systematic evaluation of the literature. Neurosurg Rev. 2023 Oct 02; 46(1):260.
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Traumatic vertebral artery injury: Denver grade, bilaterality, and stroke risk. A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neurosurg. 2024 02 01; 140(2):522-536.
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Microsurgical Obliteration of Craniocervical Junction Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: Multicenter Experience. Neurosurgery. 2023 01 01; 92(1):205-212.
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Rate and Characteristics of Vertebral Artery Injury Following C1-C2 Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurg. 2021 04; 148:118-126.
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Clipping of a partially thrombosed giant PICA aneurysm associated with the anterior spinal artery. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Oct 13; 12(10).
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Duplication of the vertebral artery: A series of four cases. Interv Neuroradiol. 2018 Dec; 24(6):596-600.
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Spontaneous regression of an idiopathic arteriovenous fistula of the right vertebral artery. Neuroradiology. 2018 Feb; 60(2):221-223.