[Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of branches of the aortic arch (author's transl)].
The authors give a report on their first results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of aortic arch branches in 4 patients. In 3 cases, stenosis of left subclavian arteries were treated by PTA with good result. One patient had a stenosis of both carotid arteries which were dilated with moderate effect. In all patients symptoms were removed. There were no complications.
D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods*; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011674:Pulse; D011859:Radiography; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
Die perkutane transluminale Angioplastik (PTA) von Aortenbogenästen.