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This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes and factors related to adverse events of balloon-expandable intracranial stent placement.

Intracranial Stenting of Severe Symptomatic Intracranial Stenosis: Results of 100 Consecutive Patients

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This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes and factors related to adverse events of balloon-expandable intracranial stent placement.
Evaluated 100 consecutive patients undergoing balloon-expandable intracranial stent placement (BEICS).
Assessed procedural success, adverse events, clinical outcomes, and restenosis at 6 months.
Analyzed symptom patterns and 18 factors related to the adverse event rate.
Procedural success rate was 99%.
Overall adverse events occurred in 10% of patients; 4% minor strokes, 3% major strokes, 3% deaths.
Good outcome rate was 97% in stable patients and 67% in unstable patients, with symptom pattern as the only significant risk factor (OR, 8.167; 95% CI, 1.933-34.500; P = .004).

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Randomized trial evaluates outcomes of intracranial stenting in 100 patients, suggesting favorable results.

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