Transluminal angioplasty for basilar artery stenosis.
This report describes for the first time the successful use of transluminal balloon-catheter dilation (angioplasty) for high-grade basilar artery atherosclerotic stenotic lesions in two patients with frequent, severe, progressing symptoms that were unresponsive to anticoagulant therapy. Excellent angiographic and short-term clinical results have been obtained. These results and the relative frequency of these lesions justify further evaluation of this approach.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged