What type of doctor treats subclavian steal syndrome?

What type of doctor treats subclavian steal syndrome?

With many years of extensive vascular experience, the highly trained vascular surgeons at Western Vascular Institute specialize in diagnosing & treating subclavian steal syndrome.

What is the treatment for subclavian steal syndrome?

Patients with burdensome symptoms and proximal subclavian artery occlusive disease can be successfully treated either surgically or percutaneously. Balloon angioplasty and stenting can be performed when stenting is unlikely to compromise the vertebral circulation.

How is steal syndrome treated?

Currently described therapies for steal syndrome include access ligation, banding, proximalization of the arterial inflow, and distal revascularization with interval ligation procedure. Distal radial artery ligation has also been used for patients with distal radiocephalic AVFs.

How serious is steal syndrome?

Hemodialysis access-related hand ischemia or ‘steal syndrome’ causes problems such as hand numbness, pain, coldness and weakness, as well as significantly reduced blood flow/pressure to affected tissues. In extreme cases, it can cause tissue death (gangrene), which may lead to the loss of fingers.

Is subclavian steal syndrome life threatening?

Some causes of subclavian steal syndrome can lead to serious and even life threatening complications without treatment.

What causes subclavian artery blockage?

Subclavian artery disease develops when blood flow is decreased because a section of one of these arteries has become narrow or is blocked. This blockage is often caused by the buildup of plaque—fat, cholesterol and other substances—also called atherosclerosis.

Is steal syndrome common?

Subclavian steal syndrome can also affect the arteries that carry blood toward a person’s arm. According to a 2019 report, experts estimate that subclavian steal syndrome affects between 0.6% and 6.4% of the general population.