TY - JOUR
T1 - Subclavian steal syndrome. A report of two cases
AU - Harper, C. A.
AU - Haines, J. D.
PY - 1988/1/1
Y1 - 1988/1/1
N2 - Two cases of subclavian steal syndrome are reported. Symptoms included light-headedness or syncope, reflecting vertebrobasilar insufficiency, and in one case, numbness and tingling in the left upper extremity, reflecting ischemia. Many persons with this syndrome are asymptomatic. Key findings include unilaterally decreased pulses and a significant difference in blood pressure between the upper extremities. Arch aortography, the 'gold standard' of diagnosis, must be performed before surgical intervention.
AB - Two cases of subclavian steal syndrome are reported. Symptoms included light-headedness or syncope, reflecting vertebrobasilar insufficiency, and in one case, numbness and tingling in the left upper extremity, reflecting ischemia. Many persons with this syndrome are asymptomatic. Key findings include unilaterally decreased pulses and a significant difference in blood pressure between the upper extremities. Arch aortography, the 'gold standard' of diagnosis, must be performed before surgical intervention.
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U2 - 10.1080/00325481.1988.11700138
DO - 10.1080/00325481.1988.11700138
M3 - Article
C2 - 3340610
AN - SCOPUS:0023850402
VL - 83
SP - 97
EP - 100
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
SN - 0032-5481
IS - 2
ER -