Cough-induced transient ischemic attack treated with revascularization of the external carotid artery.
J Vasc Surg
; 60(6): 1657-60, 2014 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25262437
ABSTRACT
A 65-year-old man presented with right arm and face weakness associated with severe coughing fits. A computed tomography angiogram revealed an occlusion of the left common and internal carotid arteries and an incomplete circle of Willis. An arch angiogram demonstrated reconstitution of the left external carotid artery, which collateralized with the intracranial left internal carotid artery. The patient underwent left subclavian-to-external carotid artery bypass with reversed saphenous vein, with complete resolution of symptoms over 1 year of follow-up. Cough-induced hemispheric transient ischemic attack is a rarely described hemodynamic phenomenon that can be managed with revascularization of the external carotid artery in select patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Saphenous Vein
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Carotid Artery, External
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Ischemic Attack, Transient
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Carotid Stenosis
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Cough
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Vascular Grafting
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Vasc Surg
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article