Table 2

Data on endovascular rescue therapy and radiological follow-up

Compliant
balloon
Non-compliant
balloon
P-value
No. of treated vessel segments237
Localisation0.194
 ICA3 (0.13)3 (0.43)
 ACA7 (0.30)0 (0.00)
 MCA11 (0.48)3 (0.43)
 VAS2 (0.09)1 (0.14)
Median radiological follow-up (range)
(in months)
11 (5–26)10 (7–28)0.701
Imaging modalities0.532
 Catheter angiography18 (0.78)5 (0.71)
 TOF MRA5 (0.22)2 (0.29)
Arterial narrowing in radiological follow-up0.677
 Mild3 (0.13)1 (0.14)
 Moderate or severe0 (0.00)0 (0.00)
  • ACA, anterior cerebral artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; TOF MRA, time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography; VAS, vertebrobasilar arterial system.