BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intracranial angioplasty and stent placement are used to
treat intracranial atherosclerotic disease. The 2 interventions have not been directly …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Large-vessel intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis carries a
proved stroke risk of 8%–22% per year with “best medical therapy.” The long-term clinical …

Opinion statement Depending on the population studied, intracranial atherosclerosis
accounts for 10% to 29% of ischemic brain events. A significant number of patients with …

Background and Purpose—We sought to compare the clinical outcomes between primary
angioplasty and stent placement for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis. Methods—We …

Introduction Angioplasty and intracranial stenting (ICS) are both endovascular
revascularization procedures that have emerged as treatment options for intracranial …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The WASID study established the risk of subsequent
ischemic stroke at 1 year in subjects with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis …

Atherosclerotic disease accounts for more deaths than any other disease process in the
world. The United States is no exception: cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of …

OBJECTIVE To compare the short-and long-term rates of stroke-and/or-death associated
with primary angioplasty alone and angioplasty with stent placement using a meta-analysis …

In addition to extracranial embolic sources, ischemic stroke also can be caused by
intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Between 5% and 10% of strokes are thought to be …

Background and Purpose—Angioplasty and stenting is increasingly being used for the
treatment of intracranial stenoses. Based on a literature search (01/1998 to 04/2008) we …