Axillo-axillary bypass with polytetrafluoroethylene graft for coronary subclavian steal syndrome.

Department of Vascular Surgery, XuanWu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Changchun Street No. 45, 100053 Beijing, China. drliposong@126.com

Vascular 2012 Aug

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The purpose of this study is to report the results of axillo-axillary bypass (AAB) for coronary subclavian steal syndrome due to proximal subclavian artery occlusion. From 2003 to 2010, AAB using a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft was performed in 11 patients with coronary subclavian steal syndrome. There was no perioperative mortality, stroke or cardiac complications. Over a mean follow-up of 36 months (range: 6-81 months), all bypass grafts have remained patent. No patient developed recurrent symptoms of myocardial ischemia. One patient died from hemorrhagic stroke at 31 months. Our results showed that AAB using a PTFE graft provides an effective and durable treatment option for coronary subclavian steal syndrome when attempted endovascular therapy of the occluded proximal subclavian artery is unsuccessful.

Citation

Li Po Song, Jian Zhang. Axillo-axillary bypass with polytetrafluoroethylene graft for coronary subclavian steal syndrome. Vascular. 2012 Aug;20(4):188-92