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Extracranial vertebral artery intervention.

Debabrata Mukherjee1, Guillermo Pineda

  • 1University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0200, USA. Mukherjee@uky.edu

Journal of Interventional Cardiology
|November 29, 2007
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Summary

Atherosclerosis commonly causes vertebral artery stenosis. This article focuses on the interventional management of proximal extracranial vertebral artery disease, a significant cause of vertebral artery ischemia.

Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Interventional Cardiology

Background:

  • Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of vertebral artery stenosis.
  • Stenosis commonly affects the origin and proximal segments of both extracranial and intracranial vertebral arteries.
  • Extracranial vertebral artery (ECVA) disease was historically considered less severe than intracranial disease.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the interventional management strategies for proximal extracranial vertebral artery (ECVA) disease.
  • To highlight the significance of proximal ECVA disease as a cause of vertebral artery ischemia.

Main Methods:

  • Review of interventional management techniques for proximal ECVA disease.
  • Focus on patient populations experiencing vertebral artery ischemia due to ECVA disease.

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