title: Use of subclavian steal in treating chronic total subclavian artery occlusion.
abstract: Endovascular treatment is a well-established option for subclavian artery stenosis. However, total occlusion of the proximal subclavian artery remains a challenge, posing difficulties of nonvisualization of distal vessels, access site issues, and deployment of vertebral embolism protection devices. A 65-year-old man with chronic total occlusion of the ostial left subclavian artery, underwent successful endovascular stenting in which the subclavian steal phenomenon was utilized as a roadmap to cross the occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Pravin K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Nagaraja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moorthy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Angioplasty; arterial occlusive diseases; stents; subclavian artery; subclavian steal syndrome