A new form of coronary subclavian steal syndrome: 'the spinning wheels' syndrome

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 Apr;7(2):355-7. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2007.169334. Epub 2008 Jan 16.

Abstract

Coronary subclavian steal syndrome refers to decreased or reversed internal mammary artery flow, which causes angina related to severe subclavian steno-occlusive disease in patients with in situ internal mammary-to-coronary artery graft. We report a case, the first in the literature, of a right internal mammary artery-coronary-subclavian unidirectional steal syndrome. Clinical features, pathophysiology, and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies of this unusual adverse event are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angina Pectoris / etiology*
  • Angina Pectoris / pathology
  • Angina Pectoris / physiopathology
  • Angina Pectoris / surgery
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Circulation*
  • Echocardiography, Stress
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mammary Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Mammary Arteries / physiopathology*
  • Mammary Arteries / surgery
  • Myocardial Ischemia / etiology*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / pathology
  • Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Myocardial Ischemia / surgery
  • Recurrence
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Reoperation
  • Subclavian Artery / pathology
  • Subclavian Artery / physiopathology*
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery
  • Subclavian Steal Syndrome / etiology*
  • Subclavian Steal Syndrome / pathology
  • Subclavian Steal Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Subclavian Steal Syndrome / surgery
  • Thrombosis / complications*
  • Thrombosis / pathology
  • Thrombosis / physiopathology
  • Thrombosis / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Patency