Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting in acute stroke caused by basilar artery steno-occlusive disease: The experience of a single stroke centre

CONCLUSIONS: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting showed to be a technically feasible and reasonably safe procedure in selected patients. However, good clinical outcomes may be difficult to achieve as only 43.5% of the patients remained independent at 3 months. Randomized studies are needed to confirm the efficacy and safety outcomes of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting in acute stroke caused by basilar artery steno-occlusive disease.PMID:34704502 | DOI:10.1177/15910199211051830

Source: Interventional Neuroradiology - October 27, 2021 Category: Radiology Authors: Manuel Machado Gon çalo Borges de Almeida Marta Sequeira Filipa Pedro Alberto Fior Rui Carvalho Isabel Fragata Jo ão Reis Ana Paiva Nunes Source Type: research