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Coronary-Subclavian Steal Syndrome

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Definition: A complication of INTERNAL MAMMARY-CORONARY ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS whereby an occlusion or stenosis of the proximal SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY causes a reversal of the blood flow away from the CORONARY CIRCULATION, through the grafted INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY (internal thoracic artery), and back to the distal subclavian distribution.  do not confuse with SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME   
See Also Subclavian Steal Syndrome 		Other names Syndromes, Coronary-Subclavian Steal; Syndrome, Coronary-Subclavian Steal; Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome

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