Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of an innominate artery occlusion

A middle-aged woman presented with recent-onset left hemiparesis and right subclavian steal syndrome. She was found to have an obstructed innominate artery. We successfully performed balloon angioplasty of the occluded innominate artery and encountered no complications during follow-up of currently...

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Published in:Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1995-11, Vol.18 (6), p.396-398
Main Authors: WATURA, R, HALPIN, S. F. S, RUTTLEY, M. S. T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angioplasty, Balloon
Arterial Occlusive Diseases - complications
Arterial Occlusive Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Arterial Occlusive Diseases - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Brachiocephalic Trunk
Cerebral Infarction - etiology
Diseases of the cardiovascular system
Female
Hemiplegia - etiology
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radiography
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Subclavian Steal Syndrome - etiology
Subclavian Steal Syndrome - therapy
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Summary:A middle-aged woman presented with recent-onset left hemiparesis and right subclavian steal syndrome. She was found to have an obstructed innominate artery. We successfully performed balloon angioplasty of the occluded innominate artery and encountered no complications during follow-up of currently 8 months.
ISSN:0174-1551
1432-086X
DOI:10.1007/BF00338308