The place of carotico-subclavian bypass surgery in angina treatment.

TLDR: The diagnosis and the treatment of coronary steal syndrome is discussed in a patient hospitalized due to decompensated cardiac insufficiency.

Abstract: Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome results from atherosclerotic disease of the proximal subclavian artery, causing reversal of flow in an internal mammary artery used as conduit for coronary artery bypass. In the present case, we discussed the diagnosis and the treatment of coronary steal syndrome in a patient hospitalized due to decompensated cardiac insufficiency.