Endovascular Drug-Coated Stenting of Basilar Artery Stenosis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
10.4070/kcj.2004.34.9.913
- Author:
Chang Mo MOON
1
;
Sung Ha CHUN
;
Jin Bae KIM
;
Jae Hun JUNG
;
Young Guk KO
;
Seung Min KIM
;
Dong Ik KIM
;
Sang Hak LEE
;
Won Heum SHIM
Author Information
1. Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. whshim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Angioplasty;
Stents;
Basilar artery
- MeSH:
Angioplasty;
Arteries;
Basilar Artery*;
Drug-Eluting Stents;
Humans;
Incidence;
Mortality;
Prognosis;
Research Personnel;
Stents*;
Stroke;
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency*
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2004;34(9):913-918
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Patients with a symptomatic basilar artery stenosis have a poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Despite the best medical efforts, there is still a high incidence of stroke. A surgical bypass is technically demanding with a high mortality and morbidity rate. Percutaneous angioplasty still carries a risk of procedure related complication and restenosis. Stenting has been shown to improve the safety and durability of angioplasty in the coronary and peripheral arteries. Recently, stenting of the intracranial arteries has been attempted by some investigators with newer and more trackable stents. We report a case of a basilar artery stenosis that was successfully treated using a drug-coated stent.
