Emergent basilar artery and bilateral posterior cerebral artery angioplasty, urokinase thrombolysis, and stenting for acute basilar artery occlusion secondary to diagnostic cardiac catheterization: case presentation

Michael Horowitz; Tudor Jovin; Elad Levy; William Anderson

doi:10.1177/1051228405280698

Emergent basilar artery and bilateral posterior cerebral artery angioplasty, urokinase thrombolysis, and stenting for acute basilar artery occlusion secondary to diagnostic cardiac catheterization: case presentation

J Neuroimaging. 2005 Oct;15(4):315-8. doi: 10.1177/1051228405280698.

Authors

Michael Horowitz¹, Tudor Jovin, Elad Levy, William Anderson

Affiliation

¹ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Suite B 400, Presbyterian University Hospital, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. horowitzmb@upmc.edu

PMID: 16254394
DOI: 10.1177/1051228405280698

Abstract

This case presentation describes the use of emergent neurointerventional procedures to revascularize a patient who developed a symptomatic stroke during coronary artery angiography. Rapid identification of a neurologic deficit in the coronary angiography suite and notification of a skilled neurointerventionalist permit for early revascularization and improved patient outcomes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon*
Basilar Artery*
Cardiac Catheterization / adverse effects*
Cerebral Angiography
Coronary Angiography / adverse effects
Emergencies
Female
Humans
Intracranial Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Intracranial Embolism / therapy*
Posterior Cerebral Artery*
Stents*
Thrombolytic Therapy*
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*

Substances

Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator