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subclavian artery stenosis
Clinical manifestations:
- arm fatigue & discomfort
- dizziness
- bruit over supraclavicular fossa
Radiology:
- CT angiography of head & neck
Differential diagnosis:
- thoracic outlet syndrome
- subclavian steal syndrome
Management:
- subclavian endarterectomy
- carotid-subclavian bypass
Related
subclavian artery
subclavian steal; reversed Robin Hood syndrome
General
arterial stenosis
References
- Gerety RL, Andrus CH, May AG, Rob CG, Green R, DeWeese JA.
Surgical treatment of occlusive subclavian artery disease.
Circulation. 1981 Aug;64(2 Pt 2):II228-30.
PMID: 7249327
- Ochoa VM, Yeghiazarians Y.
Subclavian artery stenosis: a review for the vascular medicine
practitioner.
Vasc Med. 2011 Feb;16(1):29-34. Review.
PMID: 21078767
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018