title: Angioplasty in acute middle cerebral artery stroke due to atrial fibrillation selected by CT perfusion: a case report.
abstract: We report the experience of a case of acute stroke in a patient affected by Rendu Osler syndrome and atrial fibrillation. The combination of dynamic computerized tomography perfusion scans and the use of a high-compliance balloon allowed increasing the treatment window for intra-arterial recanalization over 6 h after stroke onset in a patient with middle cerebral artery occlusion.
authors.affiliation: Neuroradiology Service, Department of Neuroscience, S,Anna University Hospital, C,so Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. a.saletti@ospfe.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saletti
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morghen
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Finessi
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fainardi