Endovascular Intervention of Vertebrobasilar Artery Stenosis
- VernacularTitle:椎基底动脉狭窄的介入治疗
- Author:
Yuping MA
;
Gelin XU
;
Xinfeng LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
vertebrobasilar artery;
atherosclerotic stenosis;
angioplasty;
stenting
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2006;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Approximately one-quarter of ischemic stroke occurred in vertebrobasilar artery system. Atherosclerotic vertebrobasilar artery stenosis is one of the major causes of posterior circulation stroke. In addition to the conventional medical and surgical treatment, endovascular intervention has received more and more attention, and it has become the most promising therapeutic approach.
