Axillary artery thrombosis in a baseball pitcher
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A New Hybrid Quantitative Evaluation Model for Axillary Junctional Hemorrhage in Swine
Published on: December 6, 2024
Samuel S Leake1, Harleen Sandhu1,2, Kristofer M Charlton-Ouw1,2
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Tex.
Abstract:
Isolated nonatherosclerotic axillary artery disease is a rare condition. External axillary artery compression can result in occlusion or aneurysm formation and subsequent upper extremity ischemia or distal thromboembolism. Chronic compression from use of crutches and repetitive stretching/compression of the axillary artery secondary to overhead motion during high-performance athletic activities are often implicated as the cause. The uniqueness of these lesions and clinical setting requires a high index of suspicion for axillary artery pathology. Prompt diagnosis with arteriography and surgical treatment is necessary given the propensity for thromboembolism. We present a case highlighting this rare phenomenon in a collegiate baseball pitcher.
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