The left vertebral artery and the LIMA originate from the left subclavian artery and the presence of the subclavian artery stenosis may cause insufficient, even retrograde blood flow in these vessels, ...

New study reveals alarming increase in cases of cervical artery dissection, a little-known but growing cause of stroke.

Introduction Vertebral artery (VA) dissection caused by swinging a golf club is extremely rare, and only a few cases of dissection have been reported. [1–3] Sudden head rotation in swinging a ...

Shoko M. Yamada, MD; Yoshiaki Goto, MD; Mineko Murakami, MD; Katsumi Hoya, MD; Akira Matsuno, MD Disclosures Clin J Sport Med. 2014;24 (2):155-157.

Figure 3 (A) Computed tomography angiography (CTA) scan exhibiting normal right vertebral artery (VA). (B) Initial intracranial angiography of the right VA reveals normal intracranial flow and ...