Digital subtraction angiography with early and late phase demonstrating (A) left subclavian artery occlusion with (B) retrograde vertebral filling of proximal subclavian artery. Comments 3090D553 ...

COMPRESSION of the subclavian artery is well known as an essential aspect of the pathology of cervical rib, the scalenus syndrome and anomalies of the first thoracic rib. The demonstration of this ...

CEREBROVASCULAR disease ranked third, after heart disease and cancer, as a cause of death in the United States in 1959. Almost 37,000 of these deaths occurred in persons between thirty-eight and si ...

In total, 202 patients who received the self-expanding CoreValve device (Medtronic) were treated via subclavian access and propensity-matched with 202 patients treated with the transfemoral approach.

MRA of the Aortic Arch with Contrast Bolus. This study is complementary to the standard neck and intracranial MRA. It allows visualization of the common carotids, and especially the origin of the ...

Aberrant Subclavian Artery (ASA): A congenital variant involving an abnormal origin and course of the subclavian artery, often leading to a retroesophageal path.

The shoulder plays a key role in the blood flow to the arms. The armpit and shoulder serve as the meeting place for the torso and arms, so major vessels close to the heart travel through these areas.

The left subclavian artery is more frequently involved than the right, and most lesions involve the ostial segment. The majority of patients are asymptomatic, and less than 10% of patients require ...