OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of reducing stent length on the rate of target lesion restenosis. DESIGN In a prospective investigation, acute and long term results of a short stenting procedure were analysed by quantitative angiography and compared with results of a conventional stenting procedure selected according to a matched pairs analysis. PATIENTS Short stents were implanted in 4...

OBJECTIVES To compare stenting of aortic arch vessel obstruction with surgical therapy and to establish recommendations for treatment. BACKGROUND Though surgery has been considered to be the procedure of choice for subclavian and brachiocephalic obstruction, little work has been done to compare it with stenting. METHODS Eighteen patients with symptomatic aortic arch vessel stenosis or occlu...

BACKGROUND The benefit/risk ratio of stenting in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with single vessel intermediate stenosis culprit lesions merits further study, therefore the subject of the present study. METHODS AND RESULTS It was a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Between April 2012 and July 2015, 399 acute STEMI patients with single ve...

Superior sagittal sinus (SSS) obstruction causes intracranial hypertension, often requiring surgical stenting. Consensus on treating brain venous stenosis, another cause, is lacking. This study reports a case of SSS stenosis and hypertension treated with stenting, improving bilateral papilledema. A 51-year-old headache visual disturbance had papilledema field loss. MR venography showed leading ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the long term clinical outcome and cost-effectiveness of stenting compared with balloon angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS Patients with acute myocardial infarction were randomly allocated to primary stenting (112) or balloon angioplasty (115). The primary end point was the cumulative first event rate of death, non-fatal reinfarction, or...

Objective: To investigate the effect of reducing stent length on the rate of target lesion restenosis. Design: In a prospective investigation, acute and long term results of a short stenting procedure were analysed by quantitative angiography and compared with results of a conventional stenting procedure selected according to a matched pairs analysis. Patients: Short stents were implanted in 40...

AIMS To conduct a meta-analysis of studies comparing immediate versus delayed stenting in populations where primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or early invasive revascularisation was the initial mode of reperfusion. METHODS AND RESULTS We identified five non-randomised studies and one randomised trial for a total of 590 patients in studies comparing immediate to delayed stenting...

BACKGROUND Symptomatic or significant vascular lesions of Takayasu arteritis (TA) need interventions. Although percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with balloon is a less invasive and safe method, stent implantation in TA can be an alternative option. However, superiority between balloon angioplasty and stenting in TA is not conclusive. METHODS A meta-analysis comparing balloon angioplasty a...

abstract symptomatic basilar artery stenosis has a poor prognosis. surgical bypasses are technically demanding and of no proven benefit. a new generation of intravascular stents that are flexible enough to navigate the tortuosities of the vertebral artery may provide a new therapeutic approach. our two cases, 57 and 52 year-old men experienced a vertebrobasilar ischemia with repeated vertigo an...

OBJECTIVES Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting is perceived to be a less invasive and cheaper option for the treatment of iliac artery occlusion than surgical reconstruction. We have carried out a prospective observational study of all patients undergoing an iliac stent or femorofemoral crossover graft for iliac artery occlusion to assess the cost effectiveness of the two approa...