title: Perfusion of dominant left subclavian artery during thoracic aortic aneurysm operation.
abstract: A case of aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta with dominant left vertebral artery and poor cross-collateral circulation is reported. We believe that in such a patient perfusion of the dominant left subclavian artery is a safe method to prevent vertebrobasilar ischemia during thoracic aortic aneurysm operation under normothermia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchida
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koyanagi
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003250:Constriction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000502:physiology*