2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.egja.2015.03.005
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Postendovascular thoracic aortic repair subclavian steal syndrome revealed by severe headache

Abstract: Subclavian steal syndrome (SCSS) has been known since 1960 in the medical literature. Its principal cause is atherosclerosis responsible of occlusion of the subclavian artery (SCA). It is the pathological process in which blood flows in reverse direction from the vertebral artery (VA) to the SCA. Usually asymptomatic, but a variety of symptoms may develop involving the vertebro-basilar and/or the carotid territories and may be precipitated by exercise of the upper extremity. In some circumstances it can be iat… Show more

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