Key result
Angiography-guided stenting successfully resolved an asymptomatic subclavian artery occlusion in a 73-year-old diabetic woman with multiple arterial disease.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights the importance of screening elderly diabetic patients for asymptomatic multiple arterial disease, including measuring blood pressure in both arms.
Supports screening elderly diabetics for multiple arterial disease; leaves open whether stenting benefits asymptomatic subclavian occlusion.
The authors present the case of a 73-year-old diabetic woman who was referred to hospital because of the suspicion of lower limb peripheral arterial stenosis. During evaluations signs of the subclavian artery occlusion were found. In addition to diabetes, the patient had several risk factors revealed by medical history. Subclavian artery occlusion was solved by angiography guided stenting, and angiography also showed the presence of abnormalities in renal arteries. This case draws the attention to the importance of screening old diabetic patients for arterial stenosis and the importance of accurate risk factor assessment.
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Bényi et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Asymptomatic multiple arterial disease in type 2 diabetes (n=1). Angiography-guided stenting was evaluated on Resolution of subclavian artery occlusion. Angiography-guided stenting successfully resolved an asymptomatic subclavian artery occlusion in a 73-year-old diabetic woman with multiple arterial disease.
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