Congenital subclavian steal syndrome in an adult with a left aortic arch.
To our knowledge, all of the cases of congenital subclavian steal syndrome encountered to date in adults have involved a right aortic arch. We present an angiographically proven case of congenital subclavian steal syndrome involving a left aortic arch in an adult.
Engleman
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Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston 77030, USA.
Mortazavi
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D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery