Safety and Efficacy of Direct Angioplasty in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Due to Atherosclerosis

Safety and Efficacy of Direct Angioplasty in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Due to Atherosclerosis

Background and Purpose: Endovascular treatment (EVT) is one of the promising treatment options in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD)-related basilar artery occlusion (BAO). In this study, we compared the safety and efficacy of direct angioplasty (DA) with stent-retriever throm...

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Main Authors: Gaoting Ma, Xuan Sun, Xu Tong, Baixue Jia, Xiaochuan Huo, Gang Luo, Bo Wang, Yiming Deng, Feng Gao, Ligang Song, Ning Ma, Zhongrong Miao, Dapeng Mo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
basilar artery occlusion
intracranial atherosclerotic disease
mechanical thrombectomy
stent-retriever thrombectomy
direct angioplasty
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.651653/full

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