Case 2. An 80-year-old male patient had clinical symptoms of dysphagia in association with an aberrant right subclavian artery and an aneursym that was 4.5 cm in diameter (fig 1).

The right subclavian artery is totally occluded (B), and the clamp is released (C). The right subclavian artery is partially obstructed in two stages (D and E).

There were 8 occlusions of the left and 7 of the right subclavian artery. The average age at operation was fifty-seven, with a range of forty-four to seventy-one years.

The right subclavian artery receives blood from the brachiocephalic trunk (which is a the first branch to arise from the aortic arch). The Left Subclavian Artery .

HOUSTON -- Subclavian access for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) cases in which the femoral artery isn't suitable was at least as safe as conventional transfemoral procedures ...

MRA of the Aortic Arch with Contrast Bolus. This study is complementary to the standard neck and intracranial MRA. It allows visualization of the common carotids, and especially the origin of the ...

If one looks closely, one can also see a small infarct in the right posterior thalamus. Small perforators from the proximal PCA supply the thalamus. In this case, the infarct was most likely caused by ...

An aberrant right subclavian artery is a relatively common congenital anomaly. It has a prevalence of up to 1.8%. About a third of people with this anatomic variant experience symptoms. Dysphagia is ...

Type B: this is the most common, responsible for 50-60% of cases; often associated with DiGeorge syndrome, and with an aberrant right subclavian artery. The break is between the two left branches ...

For children born with severe heart defects, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the implantation of a shunt connecting the right subclavian artery and the pulmonary artery allows for single ...

Discussion . The right aberrant subclavian artery is reported to be the most common intrathoracic abnormality of the aortic arch. [1,2,19] The first successful repair of an aberrant right ...