ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS

ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS

<p><strong><em>ABSTRACT</em></strong></p> <p>Symptomatic basilar artery stenosis has a poor prognosis. Surgical bypasses are technically demanding and of no proven benefit. A new generation of intravascular stents that are flexible enough to navigate the tor...

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Main Authors: Massoud Ghasemi, Hashemi Fesharaki, Mehdi Sanatkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vesnu Publications 2010-12-01
Series:ARYA Atherosclerosis
Online Access:http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/191
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spelling doaj-a8d29f30f8184f05abf23a4147cac9ad2020-11-24T22:51:20ZengVesnu PublicationsARYA Atherosclerosis1735-39552251-66382010-12-0111176ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTSMassoud Ghasemi0Hashemi Fesharaki1Mehdi Sanatkar2Invasive Cardiology Department, Sasan General Hospital, Tehran.Neurology Department, Sasan General Hospital, Tehran, Iran.Research Center of Endovascular Intervention, Tehran, Iran.<p><strong><em>ABSTRACT</em></strong></p> <p>Symptomatic basilar artery stenosis has a poor prognosis. Surgical bypasses are technically demanding and of no proven benefit. A new generation of intravascular stents that are flexible enough to navigate the tortuosities of the vertebral artery may provide a new therapeutic approach. Our two cases, 57 and 52 year-old men experienced a vertebrobasilar ischemia with repeated vertigo and falls. Magnetic resonance angiography from vertebrobasilar arteries revealed severe middle basilar artery stenos is in one case, and severe vertebrobasilar artery stenosis in the other. The patients underwent uncomplicated angioplasty and stenting of the basilar arteries, with excellent angiographic results. The new flexible intravascular stents provide a new therapeutic approach for patients with basilar artery stenosis.</p> <p><strong><em>Key Words:</em></strong> Basilar artery - Vertebral artery &ndash; Angioplasty &ndash; Stenting</p>http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/191
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author Massoud Ghasemi
Hashemi Fesharaki
Mehdi Sanatkar
spellingShingle Massoud Ghasemi
Hashemi Fesharaki
Mehdi Sanatkar
ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS
ARYA Atherosclerosis
author_facet Massoud Ghasemi
Hashemi Fesharaki
Mehdi Sanatkar
author_sort Massoud Ghasemi
title ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS
title_short ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS
title_full ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS
title_fullStr ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS
title_full_unstemmed ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING OF BASILAR ARTERY WITH SHORT-TERM RESULTS
title_sort angioplasty and stenting of basilar artery with short-term results
publisher Vesnu Publications
series ARYA Atherosclerosis
issn 1735-3955
2251-6638
publishDate 2010-12-01
description <p><strong><em>ABSTRACT</em></strong></p> <p>Symptomatic basilar artery stenosis has a poor prognosis. Surgical bypasses are technically demanding and of no proven benefit. A new generation of intravascular stents that are flexible enough to navigate the tortuosities of the vertebral artery may provide a new therapeutic approach. Our two cases, 57 and 52 year-old men experienced a vertebrobasilar ischemia with repeated vertigo and falls. Magnetic resonance angiography from vertebrobasilar arteries revealed severe middle basilar artery stenos is in one case, and severe vertebrobasilar artery stenosis in the other. The patients underwent uncomplicated angioplasty and stenting of the basilar arteries, with excellent angiographic results. The new flexible intravascular stents provide a new therapeutic approach for patients with basilar artery stenosis.</p> <p><strong><em>Key Words:</em></strong> Basilar artery - Vertebral artery &ndash; Angioplasty &ndash; Stenting</p>
url http://arya.mui.ac.ir/index.php/arya/article/view/191
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