title: Endovascular treatment of vertebral artery origin lesions.
abstract: Endovascular management of vertebral artery stenosis has been shown to have significantly better outcomes than surgical therapy or medical therapy alone. The average mortality is zero and morbidity is about 1%. There is a 97% procedural success rate. The issue is a restenosis rate that is between 30% and 41%. This article will discuss the indications, procedure, and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Ankit A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mahadevia
authors.forename: Kieran P J
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D023421:Models, Animal; D015607:Stents; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*