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Axillo-femoral bypass steal due to subclavian artery stenosis

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Subclavian artery stenosis can cause a flow reversal—so-called steal—not only in the ipsilateral vertebral artery, but also in the internal mammary artery in patients with a history of coronary-artery bypass grafting. Subclavian artery stenosis is also associated with peripheral artery disease elsewhere. We report a novel finding of axillo-femoral bypass steal due to subclavian artery stenosis identified by vascular ultrasonography.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan

    Hideya Shigyo, Osami Kawarada, Teruo Noguchi, Hisao Ogawa & Satoshi Yasuda

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Correspondence to Osami Kawarada.

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Shigyo, H., Kawarada, O., Noguchi, T. et al. Axillo-femoral bypass steal due to subclavian artery stenosis. Heart Vessels 31, 1886–1888 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-016-0821-2

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