Safety assessment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: a comparison between sole balloon angioplasty and medical treatment
Overall, this study suggests that SBA does not significantly increase the 30-day risk of stroke or death in patients with sICAS compared with medical therapy. Both submaximal and aggressive angioplasty are safe. Further research is warranted to refine patient selection, optimize balloon size, and develop strategies to minimize the need for rescue stenting and reduce the risk of arterial dissection.
Authors
- An Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2247-5579)
- Weifeng Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-2537)
- Wei Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6559-583X)
- Yongliang Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7327-6759)
- Shimin Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9612-0047)
- Xian-min Cao
- Wenfeng Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6169-4577)
- Ling-Feng Wu
- Zheng-bing Xiang
- Quan-hong Chu
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Nanchang University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College (CN)
- Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Xiangya Hospital Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1513086
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52