Treatment of subclavian steal syndrome with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting: case report.
Subclavian steal syndrome refers to the association of neurological symptoms related to vertebrobasilar insufficiency and the phenomenon of subclavian steal. We report the case of a 63 year-old male patient that presented subclavian steal syndrome and severe proximal (80%) stenosis of the left subclavian artery. The patient was submitted to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting on the left SA. The procedure was well tolerated and immediately afterwards, there was complete remission of the symptoms and of the phenomenon of subclavian steal evaluated by angiography and transcranial doppler. We propose that percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting placement is a good therapeutic option for subclavian steal syndrome.
Fregni
Felipe
F
Neurology Division, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Castelo-Branco
Luiz Eduardo Coutinho
LE
Conforto
Adriana Bastos
AB
Yamamoto
Fabio Iuji
FI
Campos
Cynthia Resende
CR
Puglia
Paulo
P
Caldas
José Guilherme Mendes Pereira
JG
Scaff
Milberto
M
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*