Aneurysms of the proximal subclavian artery are rare. Reported etiologies of this unusual clinical problem include arteriosclerosis, trauma, fibrodysplastic disease, degenerative connective tissue disorders, cervical ribs in association with thoracic outlet syndrome, congenital lesions, and infection. We present a case of a 70-year-old male with an extensive medical history who presented to an outside hospital with massive hemoptysis. His past medical history was significant for coronary artery disease and he had undergone coronary revascularization several years prior with a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery bypass graft as well as a saphenous vein graft to the obtuse marginal branch (OMB) of the left circumflex coronary artery. His medical history was also notable for end stage renal disease, diabetes, hypertension, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and cardiomyopathy with left ventricular ejection fraction of 40%. Notably, he had complete heart block with pacemaker implantation two years before, then requiring explantation due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and subsequent replacement with epicardial nonintravascular leads.Chest CT scan revealed a pseudoaneurysm originating from the proximal left subclavian artery measuring 2.2 Â 2.9 cm with adjacent ground-glass opacity and consolidation of the lung (►Figs. 1 and 2). He had persistent hemoptysis but remained hemodynamically stable and was transferred to our facility for further management. An angiogram confirmed the subclavian artery aneurysm (►Fig. 3). Coronary angiography was pursued to delineate coronary artery anatomy. There was no significant left main coronary disease. There was an occluded vein graft with the OMB filling by right to left collaterals and a widely patent LIMA to LAD Keywords ► subclavian ► aneurysm ► hemoptysis ► hybrid ► endovascular repair
AbstractWe present a case of a 70-year-old male with a past medical history of coronary artery bypass grafting and end stage renal disease who presented with massive hemoptysis. He had a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis, with infection and removal of endocardial pacing leads. His work-up revealed a 2.9-cm proximal left subclavian artery aneurysm. Bronchoscopy confirmed bright red blood in the left upper lobe bronchus and coronary angiography confirmed a patent left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending bypass. Because of the consideration of maintaining coronary perfusion via the LIMA while excluding the subclavian aneurysm, he underwent a left carotid to left axillary artery bypass graft followed by deployment of an Amplatzer II vascular plug just distal to the aneurysm. A thoracic endograft was then deployed to exclude the origin of the subclavian. A review of the literature reveals hemoptysis as a rare presentation of a subclavian aneurysm. We discuss approaches to this challenging clinical problem, ranging from open repair to hybrid approaches.