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of Hypertension 2005;23:7–17 THE AUTHOR

Claire Stapleton is a chartered physiotherapist currently completing her PhD at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research focuses on the mechanisms and diagnosis of vascular compression syndromes at the shoulder. In addition, Claire maintains a clinical caseload with the English Institute of Sport and sport scholarship students at the university. Before undertaking her PhD, Claire lectured in sports therapy and sports science at the University of Hertfordshire and worked at the Commonwealth Games and the World Transplant Games in 2002

Click HERE to access the five animations utilising the award winning Primal Pictures 3D anatomy animated by sportEX

Animation 1: Overview of the subclavian artery turning into the axillary artery and then the brachial artery

Animation 3: Scalene triangle showing the subclavian image in the last layer

Animation 2: Position of the subclavian artery in the costoclavicular space

Animation 4: Axillary artery and overlying muscles

Animation 5: The elements of the

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