Isolated basilar artery stenosis (BAS) is a rare etiology of ischemic neurologic conditions. First-line treatment symptomatic typically medical therapy as outlined in the Warfarin–Aspirin Symptomatic Intracranial Disease (WASID) trial and Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Arterial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) trial.1,2 We present case male his 60s with isolated BAS who failed maximal but ex...

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and costs of coronary stenting with conventional percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in Japan. The increasing use of stent implantation in CAD has raised economic concerns for healthcare decision makers. This decision analysis model, which applies to the Japanese healt...

SEE PAGE 318 T raditionally, left main coronary artery disease had been regarded as a dominion of the cardiac surgeons on the basis of results from the classic trial comparing medical treatment and bypass surgery (1,2). However, several brave pioneers in interventional cardiology have continued to evaluate the performance of “less invasive” coronary stenting for the left main coronary artery st...

PURPOSE Computational flow dynamic (CFD) study has not been widely applied in intracranial artery stenosis due to requirement of high resolution in identifying the small intracranial artery. We described a process in CFD study applied to symptomatic severe intracranial (M1) stenosis before and after stenting. MATERIALS AND METHODS Reconstructed 3D angiography in STL format was transferred to ...

BACKGROUND The majority of bifurcation lesions are treated with crush stenting. However, the success of crush stenting depends on final kissing-balloon inflation (FKBI), which is potentially difficult. Although mini-crush stenting has a higher rate of successful FKBI, it still cannot be achieved in some patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that contribute to failure of...

Endovascular stenting is accepted as an effective treatment for patients with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). We herein present a case of successful endovascular treatment. A 46-year-old woman, who was followed up for 10 years after a diagnosis of BCS, showed progression progressive of liver cirrhosis and deterioration deteriorated of liver function. Three main hepatic veins were thrombosed with co...

OBJECTIVES We assessed the influence of statin therapy given after the procedure on one-year survival of patients treated with coronary artery stenting. BACKGROUND Coronary artery stenting is currently a common treatment option for patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD). Although several secondary prevention trials have demonstrated improved survival achieved with statin ther...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the optimal time interval between endoscopic stenting and subsequent surgery in patients with obstructive left-sided colon cancer. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent endoscopic colonic stenting for obstructive left-sided colon cancer between January 2009 and January 2012. Patients who had successful endoscopic intervention as a bridge to su...

BACKGROUND Recently, it has been reported that the luminal diameter shows phasic changes after stenting: the progression of luminal narrowing followed by its regression. To elucidate the mechanisms involved in the phasic changes in luminal diameter after stenting, we examined the changes in neointimal thickness and the appearance of neointima by a series of angiographic and angioscopic observat...

Palliative treatment is appropriate for most patients with cancer of the head of pancreas. Insertion of a biliary stent relieves jaundice and pruritus but it is not known if stenting affects other symptoms or changes the quality of life. Nineteen patients have completed a standard questionnaire to assess symptom relief and quality of life after stent insertion. After stenting there was complete...