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Vertebral artery stenting using distal emboli protection and transcranial Doppler
Author(s) -
Mintz Edward P.,
Gruberg Luis,
Kouperberg Efim,
Beyar Rafael
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10710
Subject(s) - medicine , transcranial doppler , angioplasty , percutaneous , vertebral artery , vertebrobasilar insufficiency , radiology , balloon , stent , cardiology , surgery
Recent studies have shown the feasibility and safety of the percutaneous approach for the treatment of vertebrobasilar disease using either balloon angioplasty alone, coronary stents, or combined angioplasty followed by stenting. The major concern in performing percutaneous procedures for the treatment of obstructive disease of the vertebrobasilar circulation involves the risk of embolic phenomena. We describe the successful treatment of a symptomatic patient with bilateral vertebrobasilar disease utilizing a distal protection filter during stenting with simultaneous use of transcranial Doppler to measure microembolization and vertebral artery blood flow during the procedure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;61:12–15. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.