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Brachial artery shoes triassic flow but with blunting if the dialostic component and suggests collateral distal flow. what is collateral distal flow?

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Collateral : Means additional blood vessels. Distal means further away or running towards the extremities, if you have collateral circulation this is a good thing.....

Dr Torres-hodges and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/21/2016

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