Arteria Lusoria: An Anomalous Finding during Right Transradial Coronary Intervention

Case Rep Cardiol. 2016:2016:8079856. doi: 10.1155/2016/8079856. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

Abstract

Arteria Lusoria or aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is present in 0.6-1.4% of individuals. It typically remains clinically silent and is often discovered during angiographic procedures. The presence of ARSA can make a right transradial approach for coronary angiography and angioplasty technically more difficult. With the use of catheter support, we describe two cases in which a right transradial approach for catheterization was successful in the setting of ARSA. As such, the presence of ARSA does not warrant abandoning a transradial approach for coronary angiography and angioplasty.