Drug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in the treatment of drug-refractory intracranial atherosclerotic disease: a retrospective single-center comparison
In the population studied, DES achieved equal to better results in comparison to BMS. This study supports a re-evaluation of the role of endovascular ICAD-treatment as first line therapy in the light of the most recent developments on knowledge and techniques.
Authors
- Ali Khanafer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9482-0151)
- Kamran Hajiyev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-3419)
- Philipp von Gottberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4520-4897)
- Hans Henkes
- Hansjörg Bäzner
- Andrei Filioglo
- Michael Forsting
Institutions
- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (DE)
- Essen University Hospital (DE)
- Institute of Chemistry (MD)
- Klinikum Stuttgart (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CVIR Endovascular
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42155-026-00654-2
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00