The operative procedures of the six patients treated are summarized in Table 1. Five patients had elective surgery, whereas one patient was treated on an emergency basis for acute severe upper ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2010;8(9):1275-1282. Finally, we examined our own experience with a 9-year follow-up of primary stenting, which is one of the longest to date. A total of 91 patients were ...

The left and right internal thoracic artery (LITA and RITA, respectively), a branch of the subclavian artery, is often used for reconstruction of coronary arteries. Long-term results of this treatment ...

A 56 year old female diabetic, hypertensive patient was admitted with the complaints of class II-III angina for the last 1 year. In the past she has always refused coronary angiography, but this time ...

Medtronic is developing a version of its Valiant stent graft for the left subclavian artery.--Courtesy of Medtronic Medtronic ($MDT) is touting some positive early ...

Aberrant subclavian artery anomalies represent the most common congenital variant of the aortic arch, often manifesting as an unusual origin or course of the subclavian artery. Such anomalies may be ...

COMPRESSION of the subclavian artery is well known as an essential aspect of the pathology of cervical rib, the scalenus syndrome and anomalies of the first thoracic rib. The demonstration of this ...

Long-term results from the largest randomized trial of stenting and surgery have shown that the procedures are equally protective against stroke resulting from carotid artery disease. Subscribe to our ...