TITLE:
Arteria Lusoria an 80-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report
AUTHORS:
Jean Romain Bianza, Solange Flore Mongo-Ngamami, Jospin Karel Makani-Bassakouahou, Regis Franck Moyikoua, Franck Yannis Kouikani, Meo Stephane Ikama, Bertrand Fikahem Ellenga-Mbolla
KEYWORDS:
Blood Pressure Asymmetry, Stenosis, Subclavian Artery, Esophagus
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.16 No.2,
February
25,
2026
ABSTRACT: We report the case of an 80-year-old hypertensive patient who suffered an ischemic stroke. He was asymptomatic, and clinical examination revealed blood pressure asymmetry with arterial hypertension in the left arm (BP = 170/94 mmHg) and arterial hypotension in the right arm (BP = 83/62 mmHg). Doppler ultrasound of the supra-aortic trunks showed an alteration of flow in the right subclavian artery. CT angiography revealed a retroesophageal course of the right subclavian artery with significant stenosis.