title: Stent implantation into intracranial part of internal carotid artery in a patient with recurrent stroke, atrial fibrillation and iatrogenic bleeding during anticoagulant therapy.
abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of stroke. We present a 45-year-old woman with left hemisphere stroke, in which two sources of cerebral embolism were detected: atrial fibrillation and stenosis of intracranial part of left internal carotid artery. Oral anticoagulant therapy was used. The patient was qualified for intracranial revascularization. During anticoagulant therapy iatrogenic bleeding and then left hemisphere stroke occurred. Ultimately, the stent was implanted into the intracranial part of the internal carotid artery. Due to atrial fibrillation the patient is qualified for percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital No. 7 Medical University of Silesia, Professor Leszek Giec Medical Centre of Upper Silesian, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Anetta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lasek-Bal
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Hospital No. 7 Medical University of Silesia, Professor Leszek Giec Medical Centre of Upper Silesian, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ziaja
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Vascular Surgery and Angiology, Hospital No. 7 Medical University of Silesia, Professor Leszek Giec Medical Centre of Upper Silesian, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ziaja
keywords: intracranial carotid artery stenosis; stent; stroke