Quantitative assessment of the effect of subclavian steal syndrome on left anterior descending artery flow
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Hasan Arı; Selma Arı; Sencer Camcı; Alper Karakuş; Mehmet Melek
- Source
- Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, Vol 45, Iss 3, Pp 281-282 (2017)
- Subject
- coronary artery by-pass graft
coronary steal
subclavian artery stenosis.
Medicine
Internal medicine
RC31-1245
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
RC666-701
- Language
- English
Turkish
- ISSN
- 1016-5169
We presented a case of subclavian steal syndrome which has been evaluated and treated quantitatively by using fractional flow reserve technique. Treatment strategy to resolve symptoms of angina in patients with steal syndrome is controversial. Quantitative evaluation should direct choice of treatment strategy.