VERTEBRAL ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
What is Vertebral artery disease?
What happens in a Vertebral artery atherosclerosis?
What happens in a Vertebral artery atherosclerosis?
Similar to carotid artery disease, when the vertebral artery gets affected by atherosclerosis, it increases the risk of stroke.
What happens in a Vertebral artery atherosclerosis?
What happens in a Vertebral artery atherosclerosis?
What happens in a Vertebral artery atherosclerosis?
The vertebral artery can get critically narrow which can in turn increase the risk of stroke.
What are the symptoms of Vertebral artery disease?
What happens in a Vertebral artery atherosclerosis?
What are the symptoms of Vertebral artery disease?
Symptoms can include dizziness, double vision, slurring of speech depending on the severity of the disease. Sometimes patients can also present with coma or in a more serious condition.
What is Vertebral artery stenting?
When is Vertebral artery stenting considered?
What are the symptoms of Vertebral artery disease?
Use of a stent to keep the narrowed portion of vertebral artery open. This is a treatment option for vertebral artery atherosclerosis and other conditions.
When is Vertebral artery stenting considered?
When is Vertebral artery stenting considered?
When is Vertebral artery stenting considered?
When there is an increased risk of stroke that cant be offset with medical management alone.
How is vertebral artery stenting performed?
When is Vertebral artery stenting considered?
When is Vertebral artery stenting considered?
This procedure is performed angiographically. Radial artery or Femoral artery is punctured catheters are used to access the vertebral artery. A balloon can be used sometimes to expand the narrowed artery and a stent is deployed in the most narrowed segment.