Angioplasty using drug-coated balloons in ostial vertebral artery stenosis
Ostial vertebral artery stenosis (OVAS) is a relevant cause of acute ischemic posterior circulation stroke. Percutaneous trans-luminal angioplasty (PTA) might offer a promising treatment modality, but re-stenosis rate is high. So far, little is known about recanalization using drug-coated balloons (DCB) in OVAS. We aimed to show feasibility and safety of DCB-PTA in OVAS.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Philipp Gruber, Jatta Berberat, Timo Kahles, Javier Anon, Michael Diepers, Krassen Nedeltchev, Luca Remonda Tags: Clinical Research, Basic Science Source Type: research