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Rev Mex Angiol 2009; 37 (1)

Estenosis de arteria axilar y humeral, tratamiento con angioplastia y colocación de stent brazo derecho. Centro Médico ISSEMYM. Caso clínico

Sierra JMÁ, González MB

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 28-31
PDF size: 563.03 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The clinical evaluation of ischemia in the upper limb is more complex than the tip bottom. The stenosis or occlusion of the arteries of chronic arm can be tolerated by the largest number of collateral circulation. Injuries rarely changes haemodynamic recognizable, unless sectional area of the light arterial declined by more than 75%. Injuries that are asymptomatic in normal sleep may manifest symptoms during exercise or when overlap stimuli that produce spasm. The decision to proceed with the surgery should be based primarily on the degree of inability of the patient and mainly the symptoms; however, the discovery of a gradient systolic blood pressure > 20 mmHg is the clinical condition that establishes the diagnosis. We report the case of a 67-year female with axillary artery stenosis and humeral arm right where she showed the severe pain at rest when it intervened with the angioplasty more injury stent placement.


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