Subclavian steal syndrome is characterized by abnormal blood flow in the arteries. The condition has many potential causes, some of which can be serious without proper treatment. Subclavian steal ...

The ED evaluation of syncope necessitates obtaining a careful history to determine whether such causes as intoxication, sepsis, migraine, or seizure are likely. Physical examination will aid in ...

Syncope means fainting or passing out. When fainting is caused by certain triggers, like the sight of blood or a needle, or an intense emotion like fear or fright, it’s called vasovagal syncope. It’s ...

The first evaluation for subclavian artery occlusive disease should always be a simple measurement of bilateral brachial artery blood pressures. A significant difference between the two extremities is ...

Causes of fainting could be reflex-mediated, cardiac, orthostatic or cerebrovascular. Beauty parlor stroke syndrome is a form of vertebrobasilar insufficiency that causes symptoms of mild to severe ...

Fainting or syncope is characterized by transient loss of consciousness and a spontaneous recovery. Fainting or syncope is a common symptom suffered by many adults and children. A typical fainting ...

CEREBROVASCULAR insufficiency due to subclavian-artery occlusion is more frequent, more simply diagnosed and more easily treated than generally recognized. Only recently has attention been focused on ...

A 29-year-old woman presented to the internal medicine clinic with 2 months of postural syncope. Blood pressure as measured in her upper arm was 79/49 mm Hg and her heart rate was 90 beats/min, with ...

Coronary steal syndrome is a condition in which blood is taken from a narrowed artery in the heart and rerouted to — in other words, stolen by — other blood vessels. This condition can occur when some ...

The left and right internal thoracic artery (LITA and RITA, respectively), a branch of the subclavian artery, is often used for reconstruction of coronary arteries. Long-term results of this treatment ...