Prevention of Intracranial In-stent Restenoses: Predilatation with a Drug Eluting Balloon Followed by the Deployment of a Self-Expanding Stent

摘要

PurposeStenting in intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is increasingly debated, due to issues of procedural safety, technical efficacy, and in-stent recurrent stenoses (ISR). In the present study, feasibility, safety, and efficacy of angioplasty using a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) followed by the implantation of a self-expanding stent (Enterprise) were evaluated for the treatment of ICAD lesions.