Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Subclavian Steal Phenomenon/Syndrome in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.

The prevalence of subclavian steal phenomenon among acute ischemic stroke patients was not higher than in other cohorts with heterogenous peripheral vascular pathologies. Similar to the general population, in acute ischemic stroke patients, the associated subclavian steal behaved like a benign hemodynamical condition, without severe consequences.