Arterial changes after thrombolysis and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in vertebrobasilar thrombosis.
We present clinicopathologic findings in a patient treated with intraarterial thrombolysis and angioplasty for vertebrobasilar thrombosis. Autopsy revealed a marked inflammatory infiltrate within the vertebral artery at the site of catheter manipulation. This finding may have important implications for the use of interventional angiography in cerebrovascular disease.
Becker
K J
KJ
Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., USA.
Crain
B J
BJ
Monsein
L H
LH
Pappalardo
P A
PA
Hanley
D F
DF
D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000187:drug effects / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator