The coronary subclavian steal syndrome: an uncommon sequel to internal mammary-coronary artery bypass surgery.

Abstract

Coronary subclavian steal syndrome is a possible sequel in patients who have undergone myocardial revascularization with an internal mammary artery. We report a case of this syndrome in a 67-years-old man. In 1990 he underwent a quadruple bypass: aorta-obtuse margin, aorta-right coronary (two sequential), internal artery mammary-descending coronary artery. Three months later he started to have angina pectoris. In April 1992 an aortic arch angiography and a coronary angiography were performed. The examination showed an occlusion of the left subclavian artery at its origin. The artery was opacified countercurrently by the left vertebral artery but the left mammary artery was not opacified. Left coronary angiography showed a very severe disease of left anterior descending coronary artery and retrograde flow through the anastomosis in the left mammary artery. The patient underwent a left common carotid-subclavian artery bypass operation using a 6 mm vascutex graft. Eighteen months later the patient is doing well without angina pectoris and with very little alteration of the perfusion in the left frontal lobe observed by SPECT neuroimaging with a lipophilic tracer (99mTc-HMPAO). We think that the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome can be treated successfully with low risk by means of common carotid-subclavian artery bypass.

• Authors: A Norsa, G Gamba, N Ivic, P Peranzoni, M Brunelli, I Pasquin, A Marabini, G Molinari, E Barbieri
• Journal: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (Thorac Cardiovasc Surg) Vol. 42 Issue 6 Pg. 351-4 (Dec 1994) ISSN: 0171-6425 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 7534956 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Aged
• Angina Pectoris (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Coronary Disease (complications, diagnosis, surgery)
• Humans
• Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis (adverse effects)
• Male
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Recurrence
• Subclavian Steal Syndrome (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)