Nov 30, 2023 · Subclavian steal syndrome is a condition that sends blood to your arm instead of your brain because of narrowing in your subclavian artery. You can have symptoms related to your brain or your arm. Most people don’t have symptoms at all.

Jul 3, 2023 · Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS), now termed subclavian-vertebral artery steal syndrome, refers to the diversion of blood flow away from its normal target and the arm. It is a cause of syncope or presyncope related to cerebral hypoperfusion that occurs during arm use.

Dec 21, 2022 · Subclavian steal syndrome is the same as subclavian steal phenomenon with the addition of cerebral ischemic symptoms. There is an increased incidence with age and the greater male predilection with a M:F ratio of 2:1. It is commoner on the left side with L:R ratio of ~3:1.

Sep 25, 2023 · Subclavian steal syndrome implies the presence of significant cerebrovascular symptoms due to arterial insufficiency in the brain. The physiology, diagnosis, and treatment of subclavian steal syndrome are reviewed.

Subclavian steal syndrome (SSS), also called subclavian steal steno-occlusive disease, is a medical condition characterized by retrograde (reversed) blood flow in the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery.

Jun 3, 2014 · “Subclavian steal” refers to a syndrome of symptoms relating to arterial insufficiency in a branch of the subclavian artery stemming from flow reversal, attributable to occlusive disease in the subclavian artery proximal to that branch that is usually atherosclerotic in cause.

An anomalous right-sided aortic arch may result in a congenital left-sided steal by way of an isolation of the left subclavian artery from the aorta . In such circumstances, the left subclavian artery is connected to the left pulmonary artery via patent ductus arteriosus.

Jun 26, 2020 · Subclavian steal syndrome develops due to a blockage in or narrowing of a subclavian artery. The most common cause is atherosclerosis. Other risk factors include large artery vasculitis and ...

In this report, we describe three patients suffering from subclavian steal syndrome, who presented with isolated dizziness, recurrent vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus. In two of the three cases, a positional nystagmus was detected, which was vertical in two.

May 13, 2023 · subclavian steal syndrome, also known as subclavian-vertebral artery steal syndrome, refers to an altered (usually retrograde) blood flow in the vertebral artery (VA) or the internal thoracic artery (ITA) due to a proximal stenosis/occlusion of the subclavian artery (SA) or brachiocephalic trunk (BCT)