title: Intraoperative left subclavian artery occlusion with left hand ischaemia and steal syndrome in the left internal thoracic artery.
abstract: We present a case of a 62-year old man with a left main stenosis, left coronary artery dominance, normal ejection fraction and no valvular pathology, and status post right carotid artery stenting, who was scheduled for elective coronary revascularization. We performed off-pump coronary revascularization, anastomosing the left internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending artery, and three separate saphenous vein grafts to the intermediate artery and the first and second obtuse marginals, respectively. Proximally, the right internal thoracic artery was used as the inflow for all three venous grafts due to a heavily calcified ascending aorta. During the construction of the distal anastomoses to the obtuse marginals, the arterial pressure in the left radial artery suddenly dropped. The left hand was found to be pale and pulseless. A femoral artery catheter was placed for pressure monitoring and the anastomoses were completed as planned. Intraoperative transit-time graft flow measurement showed a reversed flow in the left internal thoracic artery. Postoperatively, angiography was performed showing a subtotal stenosis of the proximal left subclavian artery. The artery was dilated and stented. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 12th postoperative day.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia. jelenc@gmail.com
authors: Matija
authors: M
authors: Jelenc
authors: Ivan
authors: I
authors: Knezevic
authors: Milenko
authors: M
authors: Stankovic
authors: Borut
authors: B
authors: Gersak
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation; D062186:Arterial Pressure; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D015607:Stents; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome