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Initial and Long-Term Results of Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Total Occlusion of the Subclavian Artery

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Purpose

To study the initial and long-term results of angioplasty and primary stenting for the treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the subclavian artery (SA).

Materials and Methods

From January 1999 to February 2010, 56 patients (25 men with a mean age of 58 ± 8 years) underwent endovascular treatment for CTO of the SA. Duplex scans and arteriograms confirmed occlusion in all cases. Indications for recanalization were subclavian steal syndrome in 33 patients (58.1%), arm claudication in 13 patients (23.2%), and coronary ischemia in 7 patients (12.5%) who had a history of previous coronary artery bypass grafting that included left internal thoracic artery graft. Three patients (5.4%) were treated before the scheduled coronary artery bypass surgery, which included left internal thoracic artery graft. After successful recanalization, all arteries were stented, and all of the patients were followed-up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery and annually thereafter.

Results

Successful recanalization of the SA was achieved in 46 patients (82.1%), and the complication rate was 7.1%. During follow-up (mean 40 ± 26 months; range 2 to 125), the primary patency rates after 1 and 3 years were 97.9% and 82.7%, respectively. At the end of follow-up, 76% of the arteries showed no evidence of restenosis. Univariate analysis failed to identify any variable predictive of long-term patency of successfully recanalized SA.

Conclusion

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting of the complete total occlusion of the SA is a safe and effective procedure associated with low risks and good long-term results.

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This manuscript was partly founded by Grant No. 41002 given by Ministry of Science and Technological Development of Republic of Serbia.

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, Institute for Cardiovascular Disease “Dedinje,”, Belgrade, Serbia

    Srdjan Babic, Djordje Radak, Slobodan Tanaskovic, Dusan Ruzicic, Nikola Aleksic & Goran Vucurevic

  2. Department of Interventional Radiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Disease “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia

    Dragan Sagic, Zelimir Antonic & Vladimir Kovacevic

  3. Department of Cardiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Disease “Dedinje”, Belgrade, Serbia

    Petar Otasevic

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Babic, S., Sagic, D., Radak, D. et al. Initial and Long-Term Results of Endovascular Therapy for Chronic Total Occlusion of the Subclavian Artery. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 35, 255–262 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-011-0144-8

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