Left subclavian artery aneurysm presenting as pseudocoarctation on CT angiogram

J Ezhilan; Thomas George; Payal Khatri

Left subclavian artery aneurysm presenting as pseudocoarctation on CT angiogram

Indian Heart J. 2008 Jul-Aug;60(4):368-9.

Authors

J Ezhilan¹, Thomas George, Payal Khatri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Mogappair, Chennai, India. icvddoctors@mmm.org.in

PMID: 19242020

Abstract

A 36-year-old, hypertensive gentleman with aneurysm of left subclavian artery revealed CT picture suggestive of left subclavian aneurysm with psuedocoarctation of aorta. Cardiac catheterization showed no gradient across the psuedocoarct segment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Aneurysm / pathology
Cardiac Catheterization
Coronary Angiography*
Humans
Male
Subclavian Artery / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*