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What is a blocked artery? Local expert explains symptoms to watch out for
On June 6, Mayor Yemi Mobolade shared a post about a recent hospital stay for double pneumonia, and detailed that during his ...
Touch-sensing PIEZO2 ion channel found to also play essential role in coronary vessel development
The ion channel PIEZO2 doesn't just convey touch stimuli. It also plays a key role in the development of coronary vessels, a ...
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Republished: Successfully treated symptomatic fusiform basilar artery aneurysm in a patient with hindbrain malformation via inverted Y-stenting - Journal of NeuroInterventional ...
A double overlapping reverse Y-stent approach to creating flow diversion using traditional open-cell stent technology was evaluated as a treatment option symptomatic fusiform basilar aneurysms. A ...
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Basilar Artery Stenosis - Severepca - Case Western Reserve University
Basilar Artery Stenosis: Cerebral angiogram of the left vertebral / basilar artery; (Left) AP view; Baseline film; (Right) Post-angioplasty film.Note the severe proximal basilar artery stenosis which ...
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Endovascular Therapy for Basilar Artery Occlusion | Stroke - AHA/ASA Journals
Basilar artery occlusion (BAO) comprises ~1% of all strokes but is one of the most devastating neurological conditions with high risks of disability and mortality. 1–3 Although the first original ...
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Mechanical Thrombectomy in Basilar Artery Stroke Attributable to Persistent Primitive Proatlantal Intersegmental Artery: A Case Report
ObjectiveThis clinical note describes a patient who presented with acute basilar artery occlusion and a persistent primitive proatlantal artery.Case PresentationWe present the case of an 82 ...
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Two RCTs Add Needed Evidence for Thrombectomy in Basilar Occlusion
Sources. Tao C, Nogueira RG, Zhu Y, et al. Trial of endovascular treatment of acute basilar-artery occlusion. N Engl J Med. 2022;387:1361-1372.. Jovin TG, Li C, Wu L, et al. Trial of thrombectomy 6 to ...
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Trial of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Basilar-Artery Occlusion
Two randomized trials, the Endovascular Treatment versus Standard Medical Treatment for Vertebrobasilar Artery Occlusion (BEST) trial and the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study (BASICS ...
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Endovascular Treatment vs. Best Medical Management in Basilar Artery Occlusion
It remains uncertain whether endovascular treatment or best medical therapy is superior for patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO). In this observational, registry-based study, patients ...
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Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Presenting With Convulsive Movements: A Systematic Review - Frontiers
Refractory left focal motor status epilepticus as initial clinical presentation of acute basilar artery thrombosis. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. (2021) 5:511–5. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.12 ...
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Case Report: Four Early Recurrent Basilar Artery Occlusions Successfully Treated With Mechanical Thrombectomy and Subsequent Vertebral Artery Coil Occlusion - Frontiers
One week after discharge, the patient again presented with vertigo and left-sided sensory deficits. MRA again showed a thrombus in the distal basilar artery and the proximal left posterior cerebral ...