title: [Application of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent in the treatment of subclavian steal syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical effect of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and stent on the subclavian steal syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical results of PTA and stent in the treatment of subclavian steal syndrome in 78 patients were analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  100% interventional procedure success rate was achieved with a mean systolic arterial pressure difference of <or= 10 mm Hg between both upper limbs and normalization of radial pulses. No major complications occurred. During a period of 27-month followup 66 patients were free of adverse events except fail of followup in 12 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PTA with stent placement is a good method in the treatment of subclavian steal syndrome. It is a safe, easy to be performed, minimally invasive procedure with good clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qing-hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult