Steal syndrome
Encyclopedia
Steal syndrome may refer to:
- Cardiac steal syndrome
- Subclavian steal syndromeSubclavian steal syndromeIn medicine, subclavian steal syndrome , also called subclavian steal phenomenon or subclavian steal steno-occlusive disease, is a constellation of signs and symptoms that arise from retrograde flow of blood in the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery, due to a proximal stenosis ...
, often associated with fainting, and typically due to atherosclerosis - Vascular access steal syndromeVascular access steal syndromeIn nephrology, vascular access steal syndrome or Dialysis-associated Steal Syndrome , also known less precisely as steal syndrome, refers to vascular insufficiency resulting from an arteriovenous fistula or synthetic vascular graft-AV fistula)....
, a problem related to a surgically created vascular access (fistula) for hemodialysis
See also
- Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome, alternative name for progressive supranuclear palsyProgressive supranuclear palsyProgressive supranuclear palsy is a degenerative disease involving the gradual deterioration and death of specific areas of the brain....