Transluminal Angioplasty and Stenting for Intracranial Vertebrobasilar Occlusive Lesions in Acute Stroke Patients

References

1. ↵
   Sundt TM Jr, Smith HC, Campbell JK, et al. Transluminal angioplasty for basilar artery stenosis. Mayo Clin Proc 1980;55:673–80

   PubMedWeb of Science
2. ↵
   Higashida RT, Hieshima GB, Tsai FY, et al. Transluminal angioplasty of the vertebral and basilar artery. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1987;8:745–49

   Abstract/FREE Full Text
3. ↵
   Higashida RT, Tsai FY, Halbach VV, et al. Transluminal angioplasty for atherosclerotic disease of the vertebral and basilar arteries. J Neurosurg 1993;78:192–98

   PubMedWeb of Science
4. ↵
   Terada T, Higashida RT, Halbach VV, et al. Transluminal angioplasty for arteriosclerotic disease of the distal vertebral and basilar arteries. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1996;60:377–81

   Abstract/FREE Full Text
5. Mori T, Mori K, Fukuoka M, et al. Percutaneous transluminal cerebral angioplasty: serial angiographic follow-up after successful dilatation. Neuroradiology 1997;39:111–16

   CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
6. Rasmussen PA, Perl J 2nd, Barr JD, et al. Stent-assisted angioplasty of intracranial vertebrobasilar atherosclerosis: an initial experience. J Neurosurg 2000;92:771–78

   PubMedWeb of Science
7. Gomez CR, Misra VK, Liu MW, et al. Elective stenting of symptomatic basilar artery stenosis. Stroke 2000;31:95–99

   Abstract/FREE Full Text
8. ↵
   Levy EI, Hanel RA, Bendok BR, et al. Staged stent-assisted angioplasty for symptomatic intracranial vertebrobasilar artery stenosis. J Neurosurg 2002;97:1294–301

   CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
9. ↵
   Gress DR, Smith WS, Dowd CF, et al. Angioplasty for intracranial symptomatic vertebrobasilar ischemia. Neurosurgery 2002;51:23–27

   CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
10. ↵
    Gupta R, Schumacher HC, Mangla S, et al. Urgent endovascular revascularization for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Neurology 2003;61:1729–35

    Abstract/FREE Full Text
11. ↵
    Hacke W, Zeumer H, Ferbert A, et al. Intra-arterial thrombolytic therapy improves outcome in patients with acute vertebrobasilar occlusive disease. Stroke 1988;19:1216–22

    Abstract/FREE Full Text
12. ↵
    Schonewille WJ, Algra A, Serena J, et al. Outcome in patients with basilar artery occlusion treated conventionally. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005;76:1238–41

    Abstract/FREE Full Text
13. ↵
    Toyoda K, Fujii K, Kamouchi M, et al. Free radical scavenger, edaravone, in stroke with internal carotid artery occlusion. J Neurol Sci 2004;221:11–17

    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
14. ↵
    Samuels OB, Joseph GJ, Lynn MJ, et al. A standardized method for measuring intracranial arterial stenosis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2000;21:643–46

    Abstract/FREE Full Text
15. ↵
    The TIMI Study Group. The thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) trial. Phase I findings. TIMI Study Group. N Engl J Med 1985;312:932–36

    PubMed
16. ↵
    Mayer TE, Hamann GF, Brueckmann HJ. Treatment of basilar artery embolism with a mechanical extraction device. Necessity of flow reversal. Stroke 2002;33:2232–35

    Abstract/FREE Full Text
17. ↵
    Meyers PM, Higashida RT, Phatouros CC, et al. Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome after percutaneous transluminal stenting of the craniocervical arteries. Neurosurgery 2000;47:335–43

    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
18. ↵
    Imai K, Mori T, Izumoto H, et al. Emergency carotid artery stent placement in patients with acute ischemic stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005;26:1249–58

    Abstract/FREE Full Text
19. ↵
    Qureshi AI, Saad M, Zaidat OO, et al. Intracerebral hemorrhages associated with neurointerventional procedures using a combination of antithrombotic agents including abciximab. Stroke 2002;33:1916–19

    Abstract/FREE Full Text
20. ↵
    Lev EI, Kornowski R, Teplisky I, et al. The impact of adjunctive eptifibatide therapy with percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiovasc Intervent 2005;7:41–45

    PubMed
21. ↵
    Schleinitz MD, Olkin I, Heidenreich PA. Cilostazol, clopidogrel or ticlopidine to prevent sub-acute stent thrombosis: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Am Heart J 2004;148:990–97

    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
22. ↵
    Reynolds MR, Rinaldi MJ, Pinto DS, et al. Current clinical characteristics and economic impact of subacute stent thrombosis. J Invasive Cardiol 2002;14:364–68

    PubMed
23. ↵
    Levy EI, Hanel RA, Boulos AS, et al. Comparison of periprocedure complications resulting from direct stent placement compared with those due to conventional and staged stent placement in the basilar artery. J Neurosurg 2003;99:653–60

    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
24. ↵
    Alfonso F, Rodriguez P, Phillips P, et al. Clinical and angiographic implications of coronary stenting in thrombus-containing lesions. J Am Coll Cardiol 1997;29:725–33

    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
25. ↵
    Libby P. Molecular bases of the acute coronary syndromes. Circulation 1995;91:2844–50

    FREE Full Text
26. ↵
    Qureshi AI, Suri MFK, Ziai WC, et al. Stroke-free survival and its determinants in patients with symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis: a multicenter study. Neurosurgery 2003;52:1033–40

    CrossRefPubMedWeb of Science