Stenting for symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis: The Vertebral Artery Ischaemia Stenting Trial

Conclusions: Stenting in extracranial stenosis appears safe with low complication rates. Large phase 3 trials are required to determine whether stenting reduces stroke risk. ISRCTN.com identifier: ISRCTN95212240. Classification of evidence: This study provides Class I evidence that for patients with symptomatic vertebral stenosis, angioplasty with stenting does not reduce the risk of stroke. However, the study lacked the precision to exclude a benefit from stenting.

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Source: Neurology - September 18, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Markus, H. S., Larsson, S. C., Kuker, W., Schulz, U. G., Ford, I., Rothwell, P. M., Clifton, A., For the VIST Investigators Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Clinical trials Randomized controlled (CONSORT agreement) ARTICLE Source Type: research