Open AccessRole of Balloon-Expandable Stents in Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease in a Series of 182 Patients
Author(s) -
Anand Alurkar,
Lakshmi Sudha Prasanna Karanam,
Sagar Oak,
Suresh Nayak,
Sandeep Sorte
Publication year - 2013
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.113.001446
Subject(s) - medicine , medical therapy , surgery , stenosis , balloon , stroke (engine) , intracranial haemorrhage , thrombosis , incidence (geometry) , radiology , angioplasty , stent , neurosurgery , physics , optics , mechanical engineering , engineering
To demonstrate the safety and efficacy of balloon-expandable intracranial stents in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic lesions (>70% stenosis) who were symptomatic despite being on optimum medical therapy.
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