Background Patients with high-grade symptomatic intracranial stenosis (≥ 70%) have an
increased risk of recurrent stroke despite medical treatment with antiplatelet or anticoagulant …

Importance Intracranial stenosis is one of the most common etiologies of stroke. To our
knowledge, no randomized clinical trials have compared balloon-expandable stent …

Intracranial stenosis is a common cause of ischaemic strokes, in particular, in the Asian,
African and Hispanic populations. The randomised multicentre study Stenting and …

Background: Atherosclerotic stenosis of the major intracranial arteries is the most common
cause of ischemic stroke. There are limited treatments for severe intracranial stenosis, and …

Angioplasty and stenting for intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) are a last resort for
patients with high-grade intracranial stenosis with multiple ischemic events unresponsive to …

Background Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke that
is increasingly being treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting …

Background and Purpose—Although the Stenting Versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for
Intracranial Arterial Stenosis (SAMMPRIS) trial showed that medical therapy alone was …

Background Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke that
is increasingly being treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting …

Symptomatic intracranial stenoses are an important cause of stroke and have a high risk of
recurrent stroke with medical therapy. The Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management …

Objectives Severe symptomatic intracranial stenosis is an important cause of stroke.
Intracranial stenting is alternatively applied to treat intracranial atherosclerotic disease …