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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2022; 10(03): 145-146
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742697
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742697
Images in Aortic Disease
Innominate Artery Compression Syndrome
Funding None.
Abstract
Vascular mediated airway compromise is a fairly common clinical scenario. The diagnosis of innominate artery compression may be challenging due to lack of standardized imaging criteria for diagnosis or for surgical intervention.
Publication History
Received: 17 November 2020
Accepted: 09 September 2021
Article published online:
01 November 2022
© 2022. The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, permitting unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction so long as the original work is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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