A 55-year-old man presented with clinical signs of an aortic arch aneurysm. Angiography, MRI and CT demonstrated an aortic arch aneurysm and an aneurysm of the aberrant right subclavian artery. Coronary angiography revealed 95% stenosis in the right coronary artery. Right common carotid artery-right subclavian artery bypass, arch graft replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting were perfor...

BACKGROUND Atherosclerotic stenosis of the brachiocephalic artery sometimes occurs in patients with coronary artery disease, and can cause stroke during the perioperative period of coronary artery bypass grafting. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the case of a 77-year old male with severe stenosis of the brachiocephalic artery and severe coronary artery disease. He successfully underwent aorto-r...

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Chest pain is a common complaint in young children and adolescents. Among the various causes of chest pain, subclavian artery aneurysm is seldom reported in pediatric group. Intrathoracic subclavian artery aneurysm is closely related to atherosclerosis in adults but usually secondary to trauma in children. Surgical intervention or endovascular therapy is required since the aneurysms are at an i...

INTRODUCTION True subclavian artery aneurysms are relatively rare lesions. Thoracic outlet compression is responsible for 75% of aneurysms. They are formed as a result of compression by, for example a cervical rib. CASE PRESENTATION We present a case of subclavian artery aneurysm secondary to a cervical rib in a 25-year-old young Asian adult, who presented with an acutely ischaemic upper limb...

Aberrant right subclavian artery aneurysms are rare but demonstrate a propensity toward rupture; thus, early elective repair is mandated. Novel endovascular modalities are available to offer less-invasive treatment for a patient population with increasing comorbidities. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman with an aberrant right subclavian artery aneurysm causing dysphagia lusoria. The aneur...

A 75-year-old man was transferred to our department from the local hospital because of recurrent episodes of dyspnea and angina at rest, with significant 3.0-mV STsegment depressions in ECG leads V3 through V6. His medical history was significant for coronary artery disease, 2-vessel coronary artery bypass grafts (1999), nondisabling stroke (2004), type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and pe...

BACKGROUND Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is becoming increasingly popular due to reduced perioperative morbidity and mortality compared with open surgical repair. However, complications can occur when the left subclavian artery is involved. When performing TEVAR with left carotid-subclavian artery bypass the stent graft will extend to the left common carotid artery. We herein pres...

Aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is a rare anomaly, in which the right subclavian artery arises directly from the aortic arch instead of originating from the brachiocephalic artery. This anomaly should be taken into consideration during surgical procedures around esophagus, such as esophagectomy. Any unintentional injury of this artery during surgical procedures could be extremely life t...

The branching patterns of the arteries deriving from the embryonic aortic arches were investigated in 1,046 spontaneous chick hatchlings of White Leghorn. An incomplete ductus arteriosus (Botalli) was found on each side of every case observed. An unusual branching patterns were found in 14 hatchlings and were classifiable into the following 4 (B to E) types. Type A (Normal pattern): The aorta a...