Angiography in Pulseless Disease

Abstract

In pulseless disease, comprehensive angiographic studies of all major vessels are necessary because of the high incidence of multiple and diffuse vascular involvement. Total brachiocephalic angiography—consisting of thoracic aortography, retrograde brachial arteriography, and vertebral arteriography—and abdominal aortography, performed in 31 cases, demonstrated characteristic angiographic patterns of the vascular lesions and collateral pathways not previously known or appreciated.