Endovascular management of vertebral artery disease. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2011 May;9(5):575-8
Date
05/28/2011Pubmed ID
21615320DOI
10.1586/erc.11.54Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79959194007 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 8 CitationsAbstract
Symptomatic disease of the vertebrobasilar circulation is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. In recent years, endovascular revascularization of vertebral artery stenosis has been heralded as a less invasive treatment option in comparison to open surgery, with the inherent risk of morbidity. Although a growing number of case reports and small nonrandomized case series suggest that endovascular intervention in the posterior circulation may be safe and technically feasible, the safety and benefit of angioplasty and stent placement in cases of symptomatic vertebral disease, as compared with the most effective medical therapy, remains to be elucidated.
Author List
Lee CJ, Morasch MDMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AngioplastyEndovascular Procedures
Humans
Stents
Vascular Grafting
Vertebral Artery
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency
