Carotid angioplasty and stenting in a patient with high grade stenosis of Internal Carotid Artery associated with both vertebral arteries and contralateral carotid occlusion

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

1 Endovascular Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences,Mashhad,Iran

2 Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Neuro-interventionist, Department of Neurology, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4 Neuroendovascular Division, Department of Neuro endovascular Surgery, Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Severe internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis is a common cause of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in middle-aged patients. Contralateral carotid occlusion (CCO) in patients with severe ICA stenosis is associated with high risk of CVA. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is associated with more complications in patients with CCO than those without CCO. In this study, we present the case of a 61-year-old patient who presented with multiple transient ischemic attack and severe ICA stenosis associated with CCO and occlusion of vertebral arteries. The patient was treated successfully with carotid angioplasty and stenting.

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Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2017
Pages 235-237

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