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Revascularizing upper extremity arteries in a timely manner could rescue ischemic limbs and improve the patient\u2019s quality of life. We reported here a case of a patient who presented with bilateral upper limb ischemia caused by arterial thoracic outlet syndrome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 63-year-old woman who presented with sudden bilateral upper extremity cold, numbness, pulselessness, and altered temperature sensation was first diagnosed with arterial thoracic outlet syndrome. The patient had performed a lot of pull-up and lat pull-down exercises in the 2 months prior to the onset of the above symptoms. Color Doppler ultrasonography showed thrombosis in the right axillary artery and left subclavian and axillary artery. 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