Distal Balloon Angioplasty of Cerebral Vasospasm Decreases the Risk of Delayed Cerebral Infarction [INTERVENTIONAL]

CONCLUSIONS:
Our study suggests that distal balloon angioplasty is safe and decreases the risk of delayed cerebral infarction and the recurrence of vasospasm compared with conventional angioplasty. It fails to show a clinical benefit possibly because of confounding changes in adjuvant therapies of vasospasm during the study period.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - August 13, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Labeyrie, M.- A., Gaugain, S., Boulouis, G., Zetchi, A., Brami, J., Saint-Maurice, J.- P., Civelli, V., Froelich, S., Houdart, E. Tags: INTERVENTIONAL Source Type: research