title: Coronary-subclavian steal associated with severe aortic stenosis treated with combined percutaneous stenting and minimally invasive aortic valve replacement.
abstract: We describe coronary-subclavian steal restricting flow to the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) associated with critical aortic stenosis treated with combined percutaneous transluminal stenting and minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (AVR). An 86-year-old patient had coronary artery bypass graft placement (CABG) seven years prior with the LIMA anastomosed to the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). At the time of CABG, the patient had mild aortic stenosis and normal left ventricular function. By the time of re-presentation with refractory angina and heart failure, the patient had developed critical aortic stenosis. Because repeat CABG with median sternotomy risked damaging the LIMA, pre-operative revascularization was planned to minimize the likelihood of peri-operative ischemia. Stenting of the subclavian artery was performed prior to minimally invasive AVR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, USA.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Wright-Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Svensson
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Eisenhauer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D015607:Stents; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*