Percutaneous angioplasty and stenting of subclavian arteries before surgical coronary revascularization in a patient with an aberrant right subclavian artery.

Abstract

An aberrant right subclavian artery occurs in less than 2% of the population. An associated stenosis of the subclavian artery carries a risk of subclavian-coronary steal in patients who undergo coronary revascularization. We report on the case of a 54-year-old man admitted to our hospital for a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Angiographic examination revealed bilateral subclavian-artery stenosis with an aberrant right subclavian artery, anomalous origin of the right vertebral artery from the right common carotid artery, and left vertebral-artery occlusion. The patient underwent successful bilateral subclavian angioplasty and stenting.

• Authors: M M Taha, I Nakahara, T Higashi, Y Iwamuro, Y Watanabe, W Taki
• Journal: Journal of neuroradiology = Journal de neuroradiologie (J Neuroradiol) Vol. 34 Issue 4 Pg. 267-71 (Oct 2007) ISSN: 0150-9861 [Print] France
• PMID: 17640732 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Angioplasty
• Coronary Artery Bypass
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Radiography
• Stents
• Subclavian Artery (abnormalities)
• Subclavian Steal Syndrome (diagnostic imaging, therapy)