Editorial
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Radiol. Sep 28, 2012; 4(9): 391-400
Published online Sep 28, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i9.391
Table 2 Review of the long term results of previous studies on endovascular stent treatment of extracranial vertebral artery stenosis
StudiesStent typeNumber of patientsNumber of treated stenosesRate of complication (%)
Follow-up
TechnicalClinicalPeriod (mo)Rate of significant restenosis2 (%)
Lin et al[74]Bare stent5867071125
Albuquerque et al[11]Bare stent3333301643
Chastain et al[12]Bare stent505520610
Weber et al[75]Bare stent3838211138
Cloud et al[76]Bare stent141400209
SSYLVIA1 study[77]Bare stent1818--643
Akins et al[78]Bare stent77003643
Taylor et al[79]Bare stent444800748
Hatano et al[80]Bare stent11711700610
Lin et al[81]Bare stent8090001228
Jenkins et al[16]Bare stent323800103
Karamehev et al[82]Bare stent, DES1012003410
Lin et al[27]DES11110080
Zhou et al[30]DES8692001217
Gupta et al[83]DES27270267
Akins et al[78]DES5500170
Edgell et al[84]DES5500150
Vajda et al[85]DES485200712
Lugmayr et al[86]DES7800663