Compared with anterior cerebral circulation ischemia, our knowledge regarding ischemia of the posterior cerebral circulation is more rudimentary. With improved technology that allows imaging of the brain and vascular lesions…
Intracranial atherosclerosis is a major cause of stroke and accounts for 8% to 10% of ischemic stroke in mixed patient populations (1–4). The vessels involved are mainly those of the…
VISCERAL ANEURYSMS AND PSEUDO ANEURYSMS Visceral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms are defined as localized arterial dilatations ≥1.5 times the expected diameter of the normal artery. These aneurysms include dilations found…
Intracranial atherosclerosis is a major cause of stroke and accounts for 8% to 10% of ischemic stroke in mixed patient populations (1–4). The vessels involved are mainly those of the…
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) was recently accepted as an alternative minimally invasive revascularization approach to carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the treatment of high-risk patients with significant extracranial carotid artery stenosis…
There are compelling reasons for interventional cardiologists to undertake percutaneous treatment of head to toe noncoronary atherosclerotic vascular diseases (1). Atherosclerosis is a “systemic” disease that often involves multiple vascular…
