Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Subclavian Artery Stenosis.
- Author:
Young Suk HAN
1
;
Ki Hyuk PARK
;
Nak Kwan SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Taegu Catholic University, Taegu, Korea. khpark@cuth.cataegu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Subclavian arery stenosis
- MeSH:
Angioplasty*;
Arm;
Blood Pressure;
Humans;
Subclavian Artery*;
Subclavian Steal Syndrome*;
Vertebral Artery
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Vascular Surgery
2000;16(2):222-225
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Proximal subclavian artery stenosis is relatively uncommon and usually asymptomatic. It is well known that the retrograde flow through ipsilateral vertebral artery is not related with onset of clinical symptom and not a definite indication of treatment. METHOD: We reviewed six patients including four patients who underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty to correct the difference of blood pressure between arms. RESULT: Nobody shows marked clinical improvement even though there was definite technical success. CONCLLUSION: It is considered that angioplasty could be done for the treatment in most of subclavian artery stenosis.
