Subclavian steal syndrome secondary to subclavian artery thrombosis in a patient with homocysteinemia and its successful treatment

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1118-1120

  Muzaffar, Marium ^a   Fatimi, Saulat Hasnain ^b   Tariq, Muhammad ^c   Hanif, Hashim Muhammed ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Homocysteinemia; Subclavian steal syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASCARD; HOMOCYSTEINE; POLITEF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME; THORACOTOMY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTIGO;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84867179825     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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