The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always ... The widespread use of CT scans for imaging the vascular system was made possible by the development of multidetector ...

CT scan with contrast of ... Abbreviations: AO = aorta; CA = carotid artery; LIV = left innominate vein; LV = left ventricle; RA = right atrium; SV = left subclavian vein. There are many anatomic ...

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 ...

Using a 6Fr XB3.0 guiding catheter, the LM was cannulated successfully despite the high grade tortuosity of left subclavian artery (Figure 4). A BMW guidewire was used to cross the CTO lesion of the ...

To the Editor: Kent and Poterucha (May 23 issue) 1 present excellent angiographic images of an aberrant right subclavian artery ... with computed tomography (CT). Multislice CT and three ...

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 ...

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 ...