Endovascular Treatment of Vertebral Artery Origin Lesions
| Autor: | Kieran Murphy, Ankit A. Mahadevia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Vertebral artery Vertebral artery stenosis Surgical therapy Restenosis medicine.artery Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency medicine Animals Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Endovascular treatment Stroke Aged Clinical Trials as Topic business.industry Treatment options medicine.disease Surgery Treatment Outcome Models Animal Female Stents Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Medical therapy Angioplasty Balloon |
| Zdroj: | Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 8:131-133 |
| ISSN: | 1089-2516 |
| DOI: | 10.1053/j.tvir.2005.10.005 |
| Popis: | Endovascular management of vertebral artery stenosis has been shown to have significantly better outcomes than surgical therapy or medical therapy alone. The average mortality is zero and morbidity is about 1%. There is a 97% procedural success rate. The issue is a restenosis rate that is between 30% and 41%. This article will discuss the indications, procedure, and treatment options. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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