A case of chronic vertebrobasilar insufficiency due to severe stenoses at the origins of both vertebral arteries was treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and coronary Palmaz-Schatz stents. Use of stents led to a better angiographic result than angloplasty alone. The patient Is improved
Use of coronary Palmaz-Schatz stent in the percutaneous treatment of an intracranial carotid artery stenosis
โ Scribed by Feldman, Robert L. ;Trigg, Lance ;Gaudler, Jose ;Galat, John
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 453 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-6569
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โฆ Synopsis
A 69yrsld man had chronic transient Ischemia attacks due to severe stenosis of the lntracranial portion of the right carotid artery. After failure of both antlpiateiet and anticoagulant therapy, treatment was successful wlth percutaneous translumlnal angioplasty and a coronary Paimaz-Schatz stent. Use of the stent led to a better angiographic result than angloplasty alone. The patient is asymptomatic 4 mo later.
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