Subclavian artery dissection

Subclavian artery dissection

Subclavian artery dissection is rarely reported in the medical literature. We describe the case of a 54-year-old male who presented with multifocal ischemic stroke and was found to have a subclavian artery dissection. We provide an overview of the current literature discussing previously reported cases, clinical features, and treatment.

Hybrid management of a ruptured right subclavian artery aneurysm dissection

Aberrant right subclavian artery is the most common congenital malformation of the aortic arch (0.4%-2.0%). Aneurysms of aberrant subclavian arteries are extremely rare. This results in little experience with their treatment. We describe a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department with a dissection of an aberrant right subclavian artery that later progressed to rupture. Beside...

Subclavian artery dissection and triple infarction of the nervous system.

BACKGROUND Subclavian artery dissection is a rare entity. It is usually associated with anomalous aortic vasculature. Only with trauma or catheterization procedures is subclavian artery dissection with normal aortic vasculature reported. PATIENT We describe a patient with intrascapular pain, an occipital headache, and 3 distinct infarctions in the nervous system. He had spontaneous subclavian...

Subclavian artery dissection: a rare complication of transradial coronary angiography

Subclavian artery stent fracture.

We report a case of a 52 year-old dentist who had stent implantation for a left subclavian artery stenosis. However, this was later complicated by a stent fracture within one week of stent placement. A chest radiograph showed two pieces of the fractured stent, which was confirmed by computed tomographic angiogram (CTA) of the affected artery. We then discuss the occurrence of stent fractures, w...