The treatment of subclavian artery occlusive disease has evolved from surgery to percutaneous-based treatment strategies. Technical considerations for the management of stenosis and occlusions of ...

In the case of subclavian artery stenosis, each lesion should be crossed gently, in a nontraumatic fashion. Both the right and left subclavian arteries are accessed in a similar fashion ...

The left subclavian artery receives oxygenated blood from the aortic arch ... which is a buildup of plaque, causing stenosis, a narrowing of the subclavian artery). Symptoms that may occur as a result ...

In both cases the anatomic lesion producing the reversal of blood flow was a stenosis of the left subclavian artery proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery. The cause of the reversed flow ...

If the anastomosis of LITA to the left anterior descending (LAD) artery is non-obstructive, the stenosis of the left subclavian artery may be a reason for persistent myocardial ischemia due to ...

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The left subclavian artery arises from the left fourth aortic arch and from ... number of methods such as contrast examination of the esophagus showing visible stenosis at the Th3/Th4 level in the ...

Degree of SCA stenosis meeting the following requirements ... Overall, 161 patients (112 males) underwent left subclavian artery stenting and matched the inclusion criteria. Among those, 55 (34.2%) ...

A woman in her 70s presented to her general practitioner (GP) with a 3-month history of left upper arm pain and weakness. A significant difference in bilateral blood pressures was noted and a further ...

Type C: this is the rarest type (5%), with the break being proximal to the left common carotid artery’s origin. In each type, the subclavian ... of subaortic stenosis, an independent risk ...

Subclavian steal syndrome ... pushing aside the plaque in the artery and allowing blood to flow normally again. In some cases, a mesh stent is left in place to keep the artery open after the ...