2008
Low-pressure balloon angioplasty with adjuvant pharmacological therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial arterial occlusions
Nogueira R, Schwamm L, Buonanno F, Koroshetz W, Yoo A, Rabinov J, Pryor J, Hirsch J. Low-pressure balloon angioplasty with adjuvant pharmacological therapy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial arterial occlusions. Neuroradiology 2008, 50: 331-340. PMID: 18172631, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0340-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecanalization rateIntracranial arteriesLow-pressure balloon angioplastyGlycoprotein IIb-IIIa inhibitorsInternal carotid artery terminusT-PAAdjuvant pharmacological therapyIntravenous t-PAOverall recanalization rateAcute ischemic strokeIIb-IIIa inhibitorsIntracranial arterial occlusionProcedure-related morbidityHigher recanalization ratesChances of recanalizationIA urokinaseSymptomatic hemorrhageAcute strokeCerebral infarctionCoronary balloonIschemic strokeConsecutive patientsPharmacological therapyArterial occlusionMechanical thrombolysis
2001
CT Angiography Use in Acute Stroke Patients Undergoing i.v. TPA
Rordorf G, Koroshetz W, Buonanno F, McDonald C, Greer D, Ougorets I, Rosand J, Schwamm L. CT Angiography Use in Acute Stroke Patients Undergoing i.v. TPA. Stroke 2001, 32: 370-370. DOI: 10.1161/str.32.suppl_1.370-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRt-PACT angiographyInitial head CT scanAsymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageInitial NIHSS scoreMajor vessel occlusionStroke Study GroupAcute ischemic strokeAcute stroke patientsRisk of hemorrhageSubgroup of patientsHead CT scanChances of recanalizationMajor intracranial arteriesHelical CT angiographyNIHSS scoreNINDS criteriaLacunar strokeOcclusive lesionsStroke teamSystemic complicationsTOAST criteriaAnterior circulationDistal emboliIschemic stroke