Endovascular treatment of basilar artery stenosis with drug-eluting stent: A case report and literature review
Sang Hak Lee MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJae Hun Jung MD
Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Won-Heum Shim MD
Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorSang Hak Lee MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJae Hun Jung MD
Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Won-Heum Shim MD
Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Cardiology Division, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, South KoreaSearch for more papers by this authorAbstract
Symptomatic basilar artery stenosis can be treated with stents. However, it still has limitations such as technical difficulty and restenosis. We describe a 61-year-old man with episodic vertigo and significant basilar artery stenosis, who was successfully treated with drug-eluting stent. At 6 month follow-up, cerebral angiography revealed patent basilar artery. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005;64:296–300. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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