Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis

I. Chimowitz, Marc; Lynn, Michael; P. Derdeyn, Colin; N. Turan, Tanya; Fiorella, David; F Lane, Bethany; Scott Janis, L.; L. Lutsep, Helmi; L. Barnwell, Stanley; F. Waters, Michael; L. Hoh, Brian; Maurice Hourihane, J.; I. Levy, Elad; V. Alexandrov, Andrei; R. Harrigan, Mark; Chiu, David; Klucznik, Richard; Clark, Joni; G. McDougall, Cameron; D. Johnson, Mark; Lee Pride, G.; Torbey, Michel; O. Zaidat, Osama; Rumboldt, Zoran; J. Cloft, Harry

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1105335

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Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 7, 2011

Authors:

Marc I. Chimowitz

Michael Lynn

Colin P. Derdeyn

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke that is increasingly being treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) to prevent recurrent stroke. However, PTAS has not been compared with medical management in a randomized trial....

Subject

Medicine

Stenosis

Angioplasty

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