• BMJ case reports · Nov 2013

    Case Reports

    Spontaneous subclavian artery dissection: a pain in the neck diagnosis.

    • Paul Ellis Marik and Matthew T Mclaughlin.
    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
    • BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Nov 21; 2013.

    AbstractIsolated subclavian artery dissection is a very rare condition in the absence of trauma or procedures. A 36-year-old woman with a history significant for uncontrolled hypertension presented with a sudden onset of left shoulder and neck pain that woke the patient from sleep. A CT angiogram of the chest revealed a left subclavian artery dissection. The patient was admitted to the hospital for blood pressure control.

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