Yazının dergiye gönderilme tarihi: 10.06.2009 Yazının basıma kabul tarihi: 18.07.2009 Abstract Subclavian steal syndrome occurs when there is stenosis of the subclavian artery proximal to vertebral artery. The vertebral artery originates from the subclavian artery just before the origin of internal mammarian artery and, the most common lesion of the vertebral artery is an atheromatous plaque lo...

Since Reivich et al. (1961) drew attention to the reversal of flow in a vertebral artery resulting from obstruction of the origin of the ipsilateral subclavian artery, many cases of the so-called "subclaviansteal" syndrome have been reported. In most of these cases the obstruction has been caused by arteriosclerosis or an arteritis. Massumi (1963) reported the case of a boy of 6 years who had t...

The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 16 March 2009 190 6 331-332 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2009 www.mja.com.au Lessons from Practice after coronary artery bypass using internal mammary Unfortunately, this simple non-invasive assessm overlooked, as it was in the patients reported here. approach to catheterisation of the left internal ma (LIMA) graft can also cause the diagnosi...