December 2021 JVU: Left Subclavian Artery Kinking, an Unusual Cause of Partial Subclavian Steal Syndrome

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 12:00 AM - Saturday, November 30, 2024, 11:00 PM

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Designated (0.50 hours)


This issue contains information on imaging protocols for branched endoprostheses for endovascular repair, blood flow volumes in patients with posterior circulation ischemic disorders, partial subclavian steal due to kinking in the artery, an incidental finding of fibromuscular dysplasia in the forearm, and the poster abstracts presented at the Society for Vascular Ultrasound annual conference.

This Enduring Material activity is available online at www.svu.org.

There are (5) different articles in this 2021 December Journal for Vascular Ultrasound.  

SVU Members: Free

Non-Members: $20.00 or $40.00

1. State the most serious complication of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
2. List the advantages of using a structured protocol to image the branched endoprosthesis device
3. Discuss the importance of using a correct Doppler angle
4. List the various imaging modalities used to detect lesions in the cerebral arteries
5. Explain why women were not included in the research project pertaining to cerebral blood flow volumes
6. Compare the findings of the blood flow volumes in the right and left vertebral arteries in patients with steno-occlusive disease
7. Explain subclavian steal syndrome
8. Describe the direction of blood flow in the vertebral artery in a patient with subclavian steal
9. Describe the spectral Doppler waveforms before and after exercise maneuvers
10. List the best medical treatment for fibromuscular dysplasia
11. State the pathophysiology of fibromuscular dysplasia
12. List the gold standard for diagnosing fibromuscular dysplasia
13. State the imaging modalities used to assess nutcracker phenomenon-syndrome
14. List the various causes of a spontaneous pseudoaneurysm
15. List imaging optimization techniques used to visualize webbing in patients with fibromuscular dysplasia

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Cincinnati and the Society for Vascular Ultrasound.

The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Cincinnati designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM..  Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


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