lumc.nl Pathophysiological mechanisms that have been associated with the phenomenon of LASM include positive arterial remodelling, decrease in plaque volume or thrombus dissolution behind the stent ...

Once inflated, an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment ...

Background The patency of intracranial stents may not be reliably assessed with either CT angiography or MR angiography due to imaging artifacts. We investigated the potential of ultra-high resolution ...

This opens up the narrowed area. This is called angioplasty. A tiny mesh tube (stent) may be put into this area. It's left in place to help keep the artery open. You might need this procedure if you ...

ANGELA STENT is Professor Emerita at Georgetown University and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. From 2004 to 2006, she served as National Intelligence Officer for Russia and ...

Background Endovascular treatment for vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms (VADAs) includes overlapping stents and flow diverters. This study compared the safety and effectiveness of overlapping ...