Author/Authors :
Allen, David Department of Internal Medicine - Section of Cardiology - Max Rady College of Medicine - Rady Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada , Bews, Hilary Department of Internal Medicine - Section of Cardiology - Max Rady College of Medicine - Rady Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada , Vo, Minh Department of Internal Medicine - Section of Cardiology - Max Rady College of Medicine - Rady Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada , Kass, Malek Department of Internal Medicine - Section of Cardiology - Max Rady College of Medicine - Rady Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada , Jassal, Davinder S. Department of Internal Medicine - Section of Cardiology - Max Rady College of Medicine - Rady Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada , Ravandi, Amir Department of Internal Medicine - Section of Cardiology - Max Rady College of Medicine - Rady Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Abstract :
Arteria Lusoria or aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is present in 0.6–1.4% of individuals. It typically remains clinically silent
and is often discovered during angiographic procedures. The presence of ARSA can make a right transradial approach for coronary
angiography and angioplasty technically more difficult. With the use of catheter support, we describe two cases in which a right
transradial approach for catheterization was successful in the setting of ARSA. As such, the presence of ARSA does not warrant
abandoning a transradial approach for coronary angiography and angioplasty
