Long-Term Outcome After Angioplasty and Stenting for Symptomatic Vertebral Artery Stenosis Compared With Medical Treatment in the C arotid A nd V ertebral A rtery T ransluminal A ngioplasty S tudy (CAVATAS)
Author(s) -
Lucy J. Coward,
Dominick J. H. McCabe,
Joerg Ederle,
Roland L Featherstone,
Andrew Clifton,
Martin M. Brown
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.106.471862
Subject(s) - medicine , vertebral artery , angioplasty , stroke (engine) , stenosis , vertebrobasilar insufficiency , randomized controlled trial , carotid stenting , surgery , endovascular treatment , cardiology , radiology , carotid endarterectomy , aneurysm , mechanical engineering , engineering
The long-term outcome of endovascular intervention compared with best medical management of patients with symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis is uncertain. We therefore compared these treatments in a randomized trial with long-term follow-up.
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