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ArticleNeurointervention2021

Treatment of In-Stent Stenosis Following Flow Diversion of Intracranial Aneurysms with Cilostazol and Clopidogrel.

Ehsan Dowlati, Kory B Dylan Pasko, Jiaqi Liu, Charles A Miller, Daniel R Felbaum, Samir Sur, Jason J Chang, Ai-Hsi Liu, Rocco A Armonda, Jeffrey C Mai

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Article in Neurointervention, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ehsan DowlatiDepartment of Neurosurgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Kory B Dylan PaskoGeorgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Jiaqi LiuGeorgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Charles A MillerDivision of Neurosurgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Daniel R FelbaumDepartment of Neurosurgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Samir SurDepartment of Neurosurgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Jason J ChangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Ai-Hsi LiuDepartment of Radiology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Rocco A ArmondaDepartment of Neurosurgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Jeffrey C MaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center · USGeorgetown University · USWalter Reed National Military Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In-stent stenosis is a feared complication of flow diversion treatment for cerebral aneurysms. We present 2 cases of patients treated with pipeline flow diversion for unruptured cerebral aneurysms. Initial perioperative dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) consisted of standard aspirin plus clopidogrel. At 6-month follow-up cerebral angiography, the patients were noted to have developed significant in-stent stenosis (63% and 53%). The patients were treated with cilostazol and clopidogrel for at least 6 months. Subsequent angiography at 1-year post-treatment showed significant improvement of the in-stent stenosis from 63% to 34% and 53% to 21%. The role of cilostazol as treatment of intracranial in-stent stenosis has not been previously described. Cilostazol's vasodilatory effect and suppression of vascular smooth muscle proliferation provides ideal benefits in this setting. Cilostazol plus clopidogrel may be a safe and effective alternative to standard DAPT for treatment of in-stent stenosis following flow diversion and warrants further consideration and investigation.

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Aspirin.CilostazolClopidogrelEndovascular proceduresIntracranial aneurysmStents

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