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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pati PK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4150035 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul-Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Indian heart journal 20140606 4
Isolation of left subclavian artery is a rare congenital anomaly. In this abnormality, the left subclavian artery arises from the homo-lateral pulmonary artery rather than from aorta. This condition is often diagnosed by angiography and treated by surgery. The authors present a case, which had vertebro-basilar insufficiency, subclavian steal phenomenon and pulmonary plethora. All these clinical signs disappeared by a simple percutaneous intervention. ...[more]