A case of coronary subclavian vertebral steal syndrome successfully treated with stenting to the stenosis of left subclavian artery
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Coronary subclavian vertebral steal syndrome (CSVSS) is a rare but important complication of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) when an internal mammary artery (IMA) is used. This syndrome is defined as a retrograde flow from coronary artery via the IMA and the vertebral artery to the subclavian artery due to a proximal subclavian artery stenosis. We describe a case of a 64-year-old female who underwent CABG, complaining of dyspnea and chest pain by exercise of left arm, and dizziness when she turned her face to the left. Her blood pressure was 113/69 mmHg in the left arm and 137/84 mmHg in the right arm. Coronary angiography revealed retrograde flow from the left anterior descending (LAD) artery to the left IMA. Aortography showed that the ostium of the left subclavian artery had a severe stenosis and that the left vertebral artery was visualized retrogradely. Thereby, the diagnosis of CSVSS was made. The stenosis of the left subclavian artery was successfully treated with a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent implantation, resulting in the restoration of antegrade flow from the left IMA to the LAD artery and from the left subclavian artery to the left vertebral artery. She was discharged with no chest pain and dizziness.

<Learning objective: CSVSS is a rare but important complication of CABG. When patients who underwent CABG using IMA grafts complain of chest pain, arm claudication, or dizziness, physicians should suspect CSVSS. Proper physical examinations such as a difference in right and left blood pressure levels and a bruit of the subclavian area are needed.>

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