Acute vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis: long-term benefit of vertebral artery stenting.

作者信息

Hassan A, ul Haq T, Khimani F, Ali S, Dhakam S, Syed N A

机构信息

Section of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, PO Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.

出版信息

Singapore Med J. 2007 Oct;48(10):e277-80.

PMID:17909666

Abstract

Acute vertebrobasilar artery occlusion is a life-threatening event, even after thrombolytic treatment with local intraarterial (IA) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. We report a 70-year-old man with acute vertebral artery occlusion in which IA thrombolysis resulted in partial recanalisation and revealed pre-existing severe stenosis as the underlying cause. Stenosis was managed with stenting with excellent long-term clinical as well as angiographical outcomes.

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