Laub G W, Muralidharan S, Naidech H, Fernandez J, Adkins M, McGrath L B
Department of Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, New Jersey 08015.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1991 Oct;52(4):850-1. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(91)91223-i.
Subclavian artery stenosis is a rare cause of angina in patients who have undergone coronary revascularization using the internal mammary artery. The traditional approach to this problem is surgical revascularization of the subclavian artery with a bypass graft. We report the successful treatment of a patient with this condition using percutaneous transluminal subclavian artery angioplasty, obviating an additional surgical procedure.
