title: Percutaneous transluminal subclavian angioplasty in a patient with postoperative angina.
abstract: Subclavian artery stenosis is a rare cause of angina in patients who have undergone coronary revascularization using the internal mammary artery. The traditional approach to this problem is surgical revascularization of the subclavian artery with a bypass graft. We report the successful treatment of a patient with this condition using percutaneous transluminal subclavian artery angioplasty, obviating an additional surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Laub
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muralidharan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naidech
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adkins
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging