Coronary-Subclavian Steal Syndrome
Synonyms
Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome
Syndrome, Coronary-Subclavian Steal
Syndromes, Coronary-Subclavian Steal
A complication of INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS whereby an occlusion or stenosis of the proximal SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY causes a reversal of the blood flow away from the CORONARY CIRCULATION, through the grafted INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY (internal thoracic artery), and back to the distal subclavian distribution.
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