Is Balloon Angioplasty the Future for Intracranial Stenosis?

JAMA. 2024 Oct 1;332(13):1055-1056. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.13547.

Authors

Tanya N Turan¹, Colin P Derdeyn²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
² Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

PMID: 39235792
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.13547

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon* / adverse effects
Angioplasty, Balloon* / methods
Constriction, Pathologic / diagnosis
Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
Constriction, Pathologic / mortality
Constriction, Pathologic / therapy
Fibrinolytic Agents* / administration & dosage
Fibrinolytic Agents* / adverse effects
Humans
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis* / complications
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis* / diagnosis
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis* / mortality
Intracranial Arteriosclerosis* / therapy
Ischemic Attack, Transient / epidemiology
Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology
Ischemic Attack, Transient / prevention & control
Ischemic Stroke / epidemiology
Ischemic Stroke / etiology
Ischemic Stroke / prevention & control
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / administration & dosage
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / adverse effects
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Fibrinolytic Agents