2004
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.62.8.1398
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Hemodynamic changes in the basilar artery following stenting

Abstract: A 75-year-old man had a 2-week history of recurrent, in crescendo episodes of diplopia, dizziness, dysarthria, and right-sided hemiparesis. Transcranial color-coded sonography (TCCS) showed a severe proximal basilar artery (BA) stenosis with an enddiastolic flow velocity of 142 cm/sec (figure, A, arrow) confirmed by angiography. BA angioplasty and stent application was performed in view of persisting crescendo-type symptoms despite combined anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy. After successful stenting, T… Show more

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“…Possible implications of finding circadian variations in rt-PA efficacy include: rt-PA dosage adjustment based on the time of day and use of rt-PA variants resistant to PAI; however, we did not observe a relation between time of stroke onset with 3-month outcome in patients who received rt-PA. Other possible explanations for not finding an association between thrombolytic efficacy and time of day might be related to the size of the intracranial clots, inherent pathophysiological difference between the cardiac and cerebral arterial beds, area of clot surface exposed to blood flow, and the multiple pathophysiological mechanisms/location of the stroke. 28,29 The atherosclerotic mechanisms involved in intracranial arteries appear to have different characteristics presumably due to anatomic and hemodynamic differences compared with the process involved in cardiac vessels. 30 Pressure gradient changes associated with different stroke subtypes may also hamper delivery of the thrombolytic resulting in less exposure and altered responsiveness.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Possible implications of finding circadian variations in rt-PA efficacy include: rt-PA dosage adjustment based on the time of day and use of rt-PA variants resistant to PAI; however, we did not observe a relation between time of stroke onset with 3-month outcome in patients who received rt-PA. Other possible explanations for not finding an association between thrombolytic efficacy and time of day might be related to the size of the intracranial clots, inherent pathophysiological difference between the cardiac and cerebral arterial beds, area of clot surface exposed to blood flow, and the multiple pathophysiological mechanisms/location of the stroke. 28,29 The atherosclerotic mechanisms involved in intracranial arteries appear to have different characteristics presumably due to anatomic and hemodynamic differences compared with the process involved in cardiac vessels. 30 Pressure gradient changes associated with different stroke subtypes may also hamper delivery of the thrombolytic resulting in less exposure and altered responsiveness.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%