Abstract
The vertebral artery is the first branch of the subclavian artery. It is an important collateral vessel to the ipsilateral arm in occlusions or high grade stenoses of the proximal subclavian artery. The most common circulatory disorder in this artery is not stenosis or occlusion of the vertebral artery itself, but rather a compromised and reversed blood flow through the vessel, owing to occlusions or stenoses at the origin of the subclavian artery. This disorder is called the “subclavian steal syndrome” and is described in Chap. 18.4 [11, 12].
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Carstensen, G., Balzer, K. (1989). Occlusions of the Vertebral Artery. In: Heberer, G., van Dongen, R.J.A.M. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72942-3_40
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