Open AccessWould Self-Expanding Stent Occlude Middle Cerebral Artery Perforators?
Author(s) -
Thomas Leung,
Simon C.H. Yu,
Wynnie W.M. Lam,
Anne Chan,
Alexander Yuk Lun Lau,
Ka Sing Wong
Publication year - 2009
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.108.532416
Subject(s) - medicine , restenosis , stent , stenosis , stroke (engine) , middle cerebral artery , occlusion , surgery , cerebral infarction , radiology , infarction , cardiology , ischemia , myocardial infarction , engineering , mechanical engineering
A major concern of intracranial stenting is perforator infarction. It is unclear whether the sustained radial force of a self-expanding stent or subsequent stent restenosis would cause late occlusion of perforators.
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