Left subclavian artery wall ulcers occur in patients with pre-existing atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis often develops on the basis of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus, so treatment should be directed at these etiologies, and in some patients surgical treatment and life management are also required.
Left subclavian artery wall ulcers are often formed on the basis of the progression of atherosclerosis, when the plaque rupture, detachment, it can lead to arterial wall ulcers, and may be further formed attached wall thrombus, intermural entrapment, pseudoaneurysm, etc., for the patients who are at risk of such dangerous situations, can be carried out endoluminal repair of the aorta.
Drug therapy should be given to anti-platelet aggregation therapy, such as aspirin, clopidogrel, etc.; vasodilator therapy, such as prostaglandin, etc.; lipid-lowering, such as simvastatin, atorvastatin, etc.; for the original hypertension, diabetes mellitus patients, but also should be active in the control of blood pressure, blood sugar. Life management should quit smoking, alcohol and so on.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical treatment, under the guidance of professional physicians, according to the patient’s own condition reasonable diagnosis and treatment.