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Case Reports
. 2018 Oct;8(5):e23-e25.
doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000510.

Subclavian steal syndrome due to dialysis fistula corrected with subclavian artery stenting

Shashank Agarwal  1 , Lisa Schwartz  1 , Patrick Kwon  1 , George Selas  1 , Jeffrey Farkas  1 , Karthikeyan Arcot  1 , Ambooj Tiwari  1
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Subclavian steal syndrome due to dialysis fistula corrected with subclavian artery stenting

Shashank Agarwal et al. Neurol Clin Pract. 2018 Oct.
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Cerebral angiography
On injection of the right vertebral artery, (A) retrograde flow observed in the left vertebral artery and (B) disappearance of retrograde flow in the right vertebral artery on compression of the left dialysis arteriovenous fistula.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Balloon-mounted stent
Balloon-mounted stent of the proximal left subclavian artery shows (A) restoration of antegrade flow in the left vertebral artery (LVA) and (B) resolution of retrograde flow through the LVA.
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