A case of Takayasu arteritis causing subclavian steal and presenting as syncope

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-161

  Peera, Mohamed A ^a   Locurto, Michael ^a   Elfond, Mikhail ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

subclavian steal syndrome; syncope; Takayasu arteritis; Takayasu's arteritis; vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PATHOLOGY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VASCULARIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; TAKAYASU ARTERITIS;

EID: 79751532358     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.031     Document Type: Article

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