• Am J Emerg Med · Dec 2013

    Review Case Reports

    Short series of upper limb acute arterial occlusions in 4 different etiologies and review of literature.

    • Selcuk Coskun, Lutfi Soylu, Pınar Koksal Coskun, and Murat Bayazıt.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara 90 06550, Turkey. Electronic address: scoskun_tr@yahoo.com.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Dec 1;31(12):1719.e1-4.

    AbstractUpper limb acute arterial occlusions are uncommon, and when compared with lower limb occlusions, only a few cases have been reported. Although atrial fibrillation is the most common cause, many conditions may lead to ischemia. In this article, 8 cases of upper limb arterial ischemia due to 4 different etiologies were reported (7 brachial, 1 axillary), and the literature was reviewed.

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