Currently, there is no consensus on the most effective medical therapy for posterior circulation ischemia. To date, there have been no randomized trials studying the use of different antiplatelet ...

With total occlusion of 1 subclavian artery and partial obstruction of the contralateral vessel, the pressure gradient favors retrograde vertebral flow on the totally occluded side. It is ...

Patients with vertebrobasilar stenosis are currently being enrolled in two other randomized studies; the Vertebral Artery Stenting Trial (VAST), 8 for stenting of intracranial or extracranial ...

In conclusion, stenting of vertebral artery stenosis appears to be a promising technique for the treatment of symptomatic vertebrobasilar disease. Although the approach is less invasive in ...