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 …

Background and Purpose—The current report details our initial periprocedural experience
with Wingspan (Boston Scientific/Target), the first self-expanding stent system designed for …

There are currently two main treatment strategies mainly for high-risk patients: percutaneous
transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) and aggressive medical management (AMM) …

Object The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of urgent
extracranial-intracranial (ECIC) bypass in the management of intracranial cerebrovascular …

Background and Purpose—To investigate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous
transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) for symptomatic middle cerebral artery …

OBJECTIVE Primary stenting is a well-established treatment for coronary artery disease and
has been applied to symptomatic intracranial stenosis in selected patients. This study …

Background and Purpose—Intracranial cerebral atherosclerosis causes ischemic stroke in a
significant number of patients. Technological advances over the past 10 years have enabled …

Periprocedural antithrombotic management with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPI) for
intracranial artery stenting is still controversial. We sought to assess the safety and efficacy …

Background Intracranial artery stenosis causes up to 10% of all ischaemic strokes. The rate
of recurrent vascular ischaemic events is very high. Angioplasty with or without stent …

Background and Purpose—We sought to determine the safety of intracranial stenting with
respect to subacute stent thrombosis in patients being treated with standardized antiplatelet …