Table 5:

Clinical outcomes in 10 patients after basilar artery stenting for symptomatic athero-occlusive disease

Patient No.	Follow-Up (months)	mRS	Persistent Symptoms	Clinically Significant Interval Events	Maintenance Medical Therapy at Last Follow-Up
1	44	0			Clopidogrel, aspirin, atorvastatin
2	46	0		4 hospitalizations for gastrointestinal hemorrhage secondary to excessive anticoagulation	Warfarin, aspirin
3	45	3	Chronic imbalance, positional dizzy spells, dominant hand disability related to access site complication	MRI 44 months poststent performed to assess recurrent vertigo, diplopia, and gait ataxia while on clopidogrel showed no new infarcts. Angiogram showed 50% concentric stenosis just proximal to stent. Symptoms stabilized on heparin and remained stable on warfarin.	Warfarin, clopidogrel, simvastatin
4	39	2	Fixed difficulties with fine motor control		Warfarin, aspirin, simvastatin
5	10 days	6	NA	NA	NA
6	29	3	Fixed gait ataxia, vertigo, dysarthria, dysphagia		Aspirin, warfarin, simvastatin
7	38	3	Fixed left hemiparesis, diplopia		Warfarin
8	18	3	Fixed left hemiparesis, dysphagia	Major myocardial infarction 30 days after discharge from stent hospitalization. Treated by coronary artery bypass grafting surgery and automated implantable cardiac defibrillator	Warfarin, lovastatin
9	12	0			Clopidogrel, aspirin, simvastatin
10	8	2	Fixed gait ataxia, dysarthria, dysphagia		Aspirin, fenofibrate

Note:—mRS indicates modified Rankin score; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, NA, not applicable.