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Abstract - Original Article

J Cerebrovasc Endovasc Neurosurg. 2020 22(4): 216-224
¨Ï The Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
      
 
Long-term outcomes of drug-eluting stent implantation in patients with symptomatic extra- and intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses
Young Deok Kim, O-Ki Kwon
Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Bundang, Korea

Objective: Implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES) for extra- and intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses is an emerging topic. It has the potential benefit of preventing recurrent stroke with a reduced rate of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods: Patients who underwent extra- or intracranial stenting using DES in a single institution were retrospectively reviewed with long-term angiographic and clinical follow-up data. Results: Twenty-one patients, 9 (42.9%) with extracranial lesions and 12 (57.1%) with intra¡©cranial lesions, were included. The most common symptom was cerebral infarction (71.4%), followed by vertebrobasilar insufficiency (19.1%) and transient ischemic attack (9.5%). All patients achieved technical success, with the mean degree of stenosis of 85.9¡¾6.3% before the procedure and 19.5¡¾5.9% after the procedure. All patients showed clinical improvement and no symptomatic recurrence was reported during the mean clinical follow-up period of 45.5¡¾8.9 months. The significant ISR was observed in one patient (4.8%) during the mean radiological follow-up period of 42.8¡¾10.0 months. Conclusions: Implantation of drug-eluting stents for symptomatic extra- and intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses is feasible and has the potential benefit of re¡©ducing the rate of ISR.
 
Key words : Drug-eluting stent, In-stent restenosis, Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting , Cerebral ischemic disease, Atherosclerosis
 
 
    
 
 
 

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