About this study The purpose of the trial is to determine if the experimental arms (rivaroxaban or ticagrelor or both) are superior to the clopidogrel arm for lowering the 1-year rate of ischemic ...

Objective: To define predictors of recanalisation and clinical outcome of patients with acute basilar artery occlusions treated with local intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT). Methods: Vascular risk ...

Objective To improve early diagnosis of patients who have basilar artery occlusion (BAO) and to provide evidence for treatment decisions based on clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and ...

The vertebral-basilar system supplies the brain-stem, cerebellum and temporal and occipital lobes 2 (Fig. 1). It begins as the vertebral artery, which is the first branch of the subclavian artery.

Background and Objectives: Vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) is a common anatomical variation. We aimed to investigate the association between VAH and atherosclerotic stenosis of subclavian artery (SA ...

The arteriogram, shown in Figure 1, demonstrated stenosis of the left subclavian artery 2.5 cm. distal to the aorta and just proximal to the origin of the left vertebral artery.

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 ...

Two randomized trials have shown benefits of endovascular therapy for Chinese patients with moderate to severe basilar artery ischemic strokes, but further trials are warranted in broader populations.

We report a rare case of entrapment of the basilar artery into the sphenoid bone caused by a longitudinal fracture of the clivus. Using high resolution three-dimensional flat panel angiography, we ...

The all-cause 90-day mortality rate was 21.4% (3/14). Discussion Acute basilar artery occlusion is responsible for approximately 1% of all ischemic strokes, with high rates of mortality and morbidity ...