AUTHOR=Camporese Giuseppe , Bernardi Enrico , Venturin Andrea , Pellizzaro Alice , Schiavon Alessandra , Caneva Francesca , Strullato Alessandro , Toninato Daniele , Forcato Beatrice , Zuin Andrea , Squizzato Francesco , Piazza Michele , Stramare Roberto , Tonello Chiara , Di Micco Pierpaolo , Masiero Stefano , Rea Federico , Grego Franco , Simioni Paolo TITLE=Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of the Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Review of the Literature and Report of an Italian Experience JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine VOLUME=9 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.802183 DOI=10.3389/fcvm.2022.802183 ISSN=2297-055X ABSTRACT=

The Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is a clinical potentially disabling condition characterized by a group of upper extremity signs and symptoms due to the compression of the neurovascular bundle passing through the thoracic outlet region. Because of the non-specific nature of signs and symptoms, to the lack of a consensus for the objective diagnosis, and to the wide range of etiologies, the actual figure is still a matter of debate among experts. We aimed to summarize the current evidence about the pathophysiology, the diagnosis and the treatment of the thoracic outlet syndrome, and to report a retrospective analysis on 324 patients followed for 5 years at the Padua University Hospital and at the Naples Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Italy, to verify the effectiveness of a specific rehabilitation program for the syndrome and to evaluate if physical therapy could relieve symptoms in these patients.