Aberrant subclavian artery anomalies represent the most common congenital variant of the aortic arch, often manifesting as an unusual origin or course of the subclavian artery. Such anomalies may be ...

Kieffer and colleagues reported the largest single-center series with 33 patients treated for a symptomatic or aneurysmal lusorian artery. [8] The authors also reported a classification of anomalies ...

Improvements in ultrasound equipment, systematic use of fetal echocardiographic protocols and the emergence of new ultrasound markers such as detection of aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) mean ...

To the Editor: Kent and Poterucha (May 23 issue) 1 present excellent angiographic images of an aberrant right subclavian artery, which was causing intermittent dysphagia. However, it is our opinion ...

Chest Film, Showing a Soft-Tissue Density (Panel A, Arrowheads), and Computed Tomography of the Chest, Showing a Right-Sided Aortic Arch (Panel B, Arrow) and an Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery (Panel ...

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A 76-year-old woman presented with difficulty swallowing solid food and with shortness of breath. Her symptoms had developed over several months. She did not have odynophagia, had not experienced ...

The left and right internal thoracic artery (LITA and RITA, respectively), a branch of the subclavian artery, is often used for reconstruction of coronary arteries. Long-term results of this treatment ...

Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a serious congenital heart anomaly, often associated with other cardiac abnormalities which make its treatment complex. It is found, in at least one out of four cases, ...

Subclavian steal syndrome occurs when blood flow reverses in one of the arteries supplying blood to the neck, head, and arms. The condition is usually caused by a narrowing in one of the arteries and ...

Subclavian steal syndrome is characterized by abnormal blood flow in the arteries. The condition has many potential causes, some of which can be serious without proper treatment. Subclavian steal ...

Right aberrant subclavian artery, also called arteria lusoria, is one of the most common intrathoracic arterial anomalies. Although mostly asymptomatic, the retroesophageal and retrotracheal course of ...