Drug Coated Balloon Angioplasty for Subclavian Artery Stenosis: A Potential Novel Indication

Subclavian artery stenosis is associated with increased cardiovascular disease mortality. It remains an important treatable cause of upper extremity, brain and cardiac ischemia. Endovascular treatment with angioplasty and stenting has become the preferred modality of treatment. Surgical revascularization is reserved for difficult cases with unfavorable anatomy to endovascular approach. Here we describe a case of subclavian artery stenosis causing subclavian steal syndrome with unfavorable anatomy to stenting treated successfully with drug coated balloon angioplasty with maintenance of patency at 6months.

Source: Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine - January 22, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Derar Albashaireh, Georges Khoueiry, Owen Mogabgab, Qusay Saleh, Michael Foster, Nidal Abi Rafeh Source Type: research