People who are critically ill sometimes need a catheter in a central vein to help with diagnosis and treatment. The catheter may be placed in a large vein in the neck (internal jugular vein), upper ...

Fortunately, bilateral subclavian artery disease is an infrequent finding, and when it occurs, it can represent either atherosclerosis or underlying arteritis (i.e., Takayasus arteritis).

Central venous access (CVA) involves a large bore catheter inserted in a vein in the neck, upper chest or groin (femoral) area to give drugs that cannot be given by mouth or via a conventional needle ...

Proximal left subclavian arterial occlusion and retrograde flow in the LIMA graft and the left vertebral artery were convincing evidence of coronary-subclavian-vertebral steal syndrome. After coronary ...