Author(s)

Dragan Dragičević, Maja Škorić, Krešimir Kolić, Marina Titlić

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Center Split, Split, Croatia.
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Split, Split, Croatia.
Department of Radiology, General Hospital “Hrvatski Ponos” Knin, Knin, Croatia.

Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) is defined as a group of symptoms that arise from reversed blood flow in the ipsilateral vertebral artery. It is the consequence of proximal occlusion or high-grade stenosis of the subclavian artery. The subclavian obstructive lesions are mostly located in the proximal segment of the subclavian artery and predominantly on the left side. In contrast, there are only a small number of patients that present with right-sided symptoms and even fewer with bilateral symptoms. Endovascular therapy of occlusions and high-grade stenosis of subclavian artery proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery becomes an established therapy in last two decades. We report a case of successful endovascular treatment of right-sided subclavian steal and high-grade (80%) right subclavian artery stenosis due to atherosclerotic occlusive disease with balloon-expandable stent using brachial approach.

Subclavian Steal Syndrome; Right-Sided; Stenting; Brachial Approach

Dragičević, D. , Škorić, M. , Kolić, K. and Titlić, M. (2014) A case of acquired right-sided subclavian steal syndrome successfully treated with stenting using brachial approach. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 3, 70-75. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2014.32017.