Drug-coated balloon angioplasty versus conventional angioplasty for symptomatic non-acute intracranial artery occlusion

Background and objectiveNon-acute intracranial artery occlusion (ICAO) is an important cause of recurrent ischemic stroke despite aggressive medical treatment. Conventional angioplasty has high incidences of perioperative complications and restenosis in treating these patients. Drug-coated balloon (...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neurology
Main Authors:	Kaiyue Dong, Yingkun Chen, Yun Song, Lili Sun, Meimei Zheng, Hao Yin, Jun Zhang, Shuoshuo Li, Tianxi Yin, Wei Wang, Yao Meng, Weili Li, Xiao He, Chenlu Zhu, Wei Zhao, Ju Han
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Subjects:	intracranial atherosclerotic occlusion drug-coated balloon angioplasty restenosis outcome
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1570728/full