Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for carotid artery stenosis in Takayasu arteritis: persistent benefit over 10 years.
A 66-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with right hemiplegia due to a cerebral infarction associated with Takayasu arteries. We successfully performed percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for stenoses of the innominate and right common carotid arteries. Improvement of the stenotic lesions persisted over 10 years.
Murakami
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R
Department of Radiology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
Korogi
Y
Y
Matsuno
Y
Y
Matsukawa
T
T
Hirai
T
T
Takahashi
M
M
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency