Arteries are large blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs throughout the body. The subclavian artery is a major blood vessel located in the ...

Right aberrant subclavian artery, also called arteria lusoria, is one of the most common intrathoracic arterial anomalies. Although mostly asymptomatic, the retroesophageal and retrotracheal ...

Robin Eaton wants women to trust their gut when it comes to their heart. In November 2023, the 46-year-old survived a spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD — a less common type of ...

Alternatively, auscultation of the subclavian artery can be done. The Adson’s maneuver would cause a subclavian artery bruit to be heard if positive. Thoracic outlet syndrome occurs when there ...

An S4 heart sound cannot be present during atrial ... Unequal radial pulses can be a sign of aortic dissection (with subclavian artery compression) or from atherosclerotic subclavian arm occlusion.

The goal of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is to improve blood flow to your heart. The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist. Your heart pumps blood and oxygen to all of the organs and ...

Its underlying cause is a congenital narrowing of the space through which the major arm vein (subclavian vein) passes from the shoulder area into the heart. The symptoms of ... and it is due to ...

Finally the second heart sound may be reduced in intensity ... which requires a surgical cutdown to the left subclavian artery. Because of the possible need to convert to an open procedure ...