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SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME
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Descriptor
English
:
Subclavian Steal Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome del Robo de la Subclavia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome do Roubo Subclávio
Synonyms
English
:
Brachial-Basilar Insufficiency Syndrome
Basilar Steal Syndrome
Subclavian Artery Stenosis
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.300.150.956.700
C14.907.253.092.956.700
C14.907.253.956.700
Definition
English
:
A clinically significant reduction in
blood
supply
to the
BRAIN STEM
and
CEREBELLUM
(i.e., VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY) resulting from reversal of
blood
flow through the
VERTEBRAL ARTERY
from occlusion or stenosis of the proximal subclavian or brachiocephalic artery. Common
symptoms
include
VERTIGO
;
SYNCOPE
; and
INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION
of the involved
upper extremity
. Subclavian steal may also occur in asymptomatic individuals. (From J Cardiovasc Surg 1994;35(1):11-4; Acta Neurol Scand 1994;90(3):174-8)
History Note
English
:
1965(1964)
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:
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Record Number:
13737
Unique Identifier:
D013349
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