The place of carotico-subclavian bypass surgery in angina treatment

Abstract

Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome results from atherosclerotic disease of the proximal subclavian artery, causing reversal of flow in an internal mammary artery used as conduit for coronary artery bypass. In the present case, we discussed the diagnosis and the treatment of coronary steal syndrome in a patient hospitalized due to decompensated cardiac insufficiency.

Keywords

• Angina pectoris
• carotico-subclavian bypass
• coronary subclavian steal