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Subclavian loop
About: Subclavian loop is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3 publications have been published within this topic receiving 11 citations.
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TL;DR: The aim of this report was to provide a comprehensive review of the clinical anatomy of the ansa subclavia and to discuss its potential physiological functions.
Abstract: The ansa subclavia, subclavian loop, Vieussens' ansa or Vieussens' loop is a nerve cord that connects the middle cervical and inferior cervical sympathetic ganglia, forming a loop around the subclavian artery. The structure of the ansa subclavia is evolutionarily conserved from rats, guinea pigs, the porcine species and dogs to humans. A common application in physiological studies is to electrically stimulate the ansa subclavia in animal models as a robust protocol to modulate stimulatory cardiac sympathetic input. Despite a large number of physiological studies utilizing the ansa subclavia, only very brief descriptions have been devoted to it in standard anatomy texts. An extensive search found only one report in the English language literature concerning the anatomy of the ansa subclavia. The aim of this report, therefore, was to provide a comprehensive review of the clinical anatomy of the ansa subclavia and to discuss its potential physiological functions.
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TL;DR: A case of transradial primary PCI with severe subclavian artery loop that was negotiated successfully by the BAT technique is described.
Abstract: Radial artery access is preferred over femoral access for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction because of the reduction in access site complications and mortality associated with the radial artery access. Successful transradial primary PCI requires knowledge of techniques to handle unexpected severe subclavian artery tortuosity. Balloon-assisted tracking (BAT) is one technique developed to negotiate the tortuosity and loops in the upper extremity. However, the use of BAT in dealing with a severe subclavian loop during a transradial primary PCI procedure has never been reported. We described a case of transradial primary PCI with severe subclavian artery loop that was negotiated successfully by the BAT technique.
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| 2008 | 1 |