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Left subclavian artery dissection: A mimicker of aortic dissection
Muhammed Atere, Himanga Kalinga, Harith Al-Ataby, Bhavesh Gala
Richmond University Medical Center, New York, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Muhammed Atere
Richmond University Medical Center, 355, Bard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10310, New York
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/cmi.cmi_32_20
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Subclavian artery dissection is an uncommon condition, with only a few cases reported in the medical literature. Reported cases have been due to traumatic, nontraumatic, and iatrogenic etiologies. The exact incidence or prevalence in the society remains unclear, and the cases reported are sporadic. Diagnosis is usually with computed tomography. The management usually depends on whether there is ischemia of the tissues supplied by the subclavian artery. Our objective is to present a patient who was diagnosed with nontraumatic subclavian artery dissection but presented with clinical features of aortic dissection prompting a further diagnostic investigation.
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