Emergent Basilar Artery and Bilateral Posterior Cerebral Artery Angioplasty, Urokinase Thrombolysis, and Stenting for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Secondary to Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization: Case Presentation
Michael Horowitz MD,
Tudor Jovin MD, Elad Levy MD, William Anderson MD,
Corresponding Author
Michael Horowitz MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Address correspondence to Michael Horowitz, MD, Suite B 400, Presbyterian University Hospital, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. E-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorMichael Horowitz MD,
Tudor Jovin MD, Elad Levy MD, William Anderson MD,
Corresponding Author
Michael Horowitz MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Address correspondence to Michael Horowitz, MD, Suite B 400, Presbyterian University Hospital, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. E-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorABSTRACT
This case presentation describes the use of emergent neurointerventional procedures to revascularize a patient who developed a symptomatic stroke during coronary artery angiography. Rapid identification of a neurologic deficit in the coronary angiography suite and notification of a skilled neurointerventionalist permit for early revascularization and improved patient outcomes.
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