Diseases

Subclavian Steal Syndrome

A clinically significant reduction in blood supply to the BRAIN STEM and CEREBELLUM (i.e., VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY) resulting from reversal of blood flow through the VERTEBRAL ARTERY from occlusion or stenosis of the proximal subclavian or brachiocephalic artery. Common symptoms include VERTIGO; SYNCOPE; and INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION of the involved upper extremity. Subclavian steal may also occur in asymptomatic individuals. (From J Cardiovasc Surg 1994;35(1):11-4; Acta Neurol Scand 1994;90(3):174-8)

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A clinically significant reduction in blood supply to the BRAIN STEM and CEREBELLUM (i.e., VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY) resulting from reversal of blood flow through the VERTEBRAL ARTERY from occlusion or stenosis of the proximal subclavian or brachiocephalic artery. Common symptoms include VERTIGO; SYNCOPE; and INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION of the involved upper extremity. Subclavian steal may also occur in asymptomatic individuals. (From J Cardiovasc Surg 1994;35(1):11-4; Acta Neurol Scand 1994;90(3):174-8)

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  • Basilar Steal Syndrome
  • Brachial-Basilar Insufficiency Syndrome
  • Subclavian Artery Stenosis
  • Artery Stenoses, Subclavian
  • Artery Stenosis, Subclavian
  • Basilar Steal Syndromes
  • Brachial Basilar Insufficiency Syndrome
  • Brachial-Basilar Insufficiency Syndromes
  • Insufficiency Syndrome, Brachial-Basilar
  • Insufficiency Syndromes, Brachial-Basilar
  • Steal Syndrome, Basilar
  • Steal Syndrome, Subclavian
  • Steal Syndromes, Basilar
  • Steal Syndromes, Subclavian
  • Stenoses, Subclavian Artery
  • Stenosis, Subclavian Artery
  • Subclavian Artery Stenoses
  • Subclavian Steal Syndromes
  • Syndrome, Brachial-Basilar Insufficiency
  • Syndromes, Brachial-Basilar Insufficiency
  • Subclavian Steal
  • Subclavian Steal Phenomenon
  • Subclavian-Carotid Artery Steal Syndrome
  • Phenomenon, Subclavian Steal
  • Steal Phenomenon, Subclavian
  • Steal, Subclavian
  • Subclavian Carotid Artery Steal Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not confuse with CORONARY-SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME

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1965(1964)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Subclavian Steal Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013349. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013349
  2. Subclavian Steal Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subclavian_steal_syndrome
  3. Subclavian Steal Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q742099