ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2000
Intracranial vertebrobasilar stenosis: angioplasty and follow-up.
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- Training, competency, and credentialing standards for diagnostic cervicocerebral angiography, carotid stenting, and cerebrovascular intervention.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiologyGuideline
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- Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis: risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.The Lancet. Neurology · 2013 · on this mapReview
- Symptomatic intracranial arterial disease: incidence, natural history, diagnosis, and management.Neurosurgical focus · 2011Review
- Endovascular treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2011Article
- Vertebrobasilar Flow Evaluation and Risk of Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke study (VERiTAS): rationale and design.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2010Article
- Endovascular recanalization of acute intracranial vertebrobasilar artery occlusion using local fibrinolysis and additional balloon angioplasty.Neuroradiology · 2010Article
- Angioplasty and stenting for atherosclerotic intracranial stenosis: rationale for a randomized clinical trial.Neuroimaging clinics of North America · 2007Review
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- Intracranial angioplasty and stenting: long-term results from a single center.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2006Article
- Management of symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis: endovascular therapy.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2006Review
- Intracranial angioplasty and stenting for cerebral atherosclerosis: new treatments for stroke are needed!Neuroradiology · 2006Review
- [Interventional endovascular therapy (stenting) for residual stenosis after lysis of the basilar artery].Der Nervenarzt · 2005Article
- Submaximal angioplasty and staged stenting for severe posterior circulation intracranial stenosis: a technique in evolution.Neurocritical care · 2005Review
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Abstract
background and purposeWhen medication fails to improve symptoms of atherosclerotic stenosis of the intracranial vertebral and basilar arteries, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is considered. However, because investigators disagree on the usefulness of this procedure, we conducted a retrospective study to evaluate the indications, efficacy, and safety of PTA.
methodsTwenty patients underwent PTA of the vertebral (n = 14) or basilar (n = 6) artery, 18 for neurologic signs and symptoms of arterial stenosis that recurred or progressed despite pharmacotherapy and two prophylactically. Neurologic examinations were performed before and after the procedure and arterial patency was evaluated at follow-up by digital subtraction angiography and/or MR angiography. Imaging follow-up was available for 14 (70%) of the 20 patients, neurologic follow-up for 15 (75%).
resultsThe stenosis was successfully dilated in all patients, and on follow-up neuroradiologic examinations, vessel patency could be seen in 12 (86%) of 14 patients. Only one (7%) of 15 patients who returned for a follow-up neurologic examination had new symptoms (caused by occlusion of the vertebral artery 4 months after the procedure). One patient had a reversible neurologic deficit and one had hemiparesis after PTA. No patient died as a result of PTA.
conclusionIn our study, PTA of intracranial vertebrobasilar arteries was associated with a low mortality and morbidity rate and with a high degree of patency. This technique may therefore be regarded as an effective means of improving the patency of stenotic arteries. In selective cases, it might be considered for use prophylactically.
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