The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two ...

The subclavian artery is a major blood vessel located in the thorax (chest area) that functions to carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to parts of the upper body. Arteries can be found in every ...

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

Arterial TOS, is the rarest type, occurring in only one percent of cases, and it is due to disease in the subclavian artery. Almost all cases of arterial TOS are associated with having an extra rib ...