Systematic review finds low-certainty evidence against endovascular therapy superiority in vertebral artery stenosis
Stents May Not Stop Strokes in Narrowed Neck Arteries
This systematic review evaluated endovascular therapy versus medical treatment alone in adults with symptomatic vertebral artery stenosis. T…
Stents might not stop strokes in narrowed neck arteries better than medicine alone for people with blocked blood flow to the back of the bra…
In ostial vertebral artery stenosis, DES implantation showed 12.56% ISR incidence with TEG parameters as independent predictors.
Why a Common Neck-Artery Stent Sometimes Quietly Re-Narrows in the First Year
This single-center retrospective cohort study evaluated 446 patients undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation for ostial vertebral a…
About 1 in 8 patients with neck-artery stents developed re-narrowing within a year, but a specialized blood-clotting test may help doctors s…