Open AccessIntracranial Atherosclerosis: A Disease of Functional, not Anatomic Stenosis? How Trans-Stenotic Pressure Gradients Can Help Guide Treatment
Author(s) -
Mario Zanaty,
James D. Rossen,
Jorge A. Roa,
Daichi Nakagawa,
Joseph S. Hudson,
Sami Al Kasab,
Kaustubh Limaye,
Khaled Asi,
Sudeepta Dandapat,
Pascal Jabbour,
Edgar A. Samaniego,
David Hasan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
operative neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2332-4260
pISSN - 2332-4252
DOI - 10.1093/ons/opz335
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , icad , cardiology , lumen (anatomy) , internal carotid artery , radiology , hemodynamics , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Most trials have assessed intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) severity based on angiographic stenosis. However, anatomic stenosis might not accurately identify the actual state of functional post-stenotic flow limitation.
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