Balloon Angioplasty for Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis

A new trial assessed whether balloon angioplasty plus aggressive medical management was superior to aggressive medical management alone for patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis. Author Zhongrong Miao, MD, PhD, from Beijing Tiantan Hospital, discusses the BASIS randomized clinical trial with JAMA Deputy Editor Christopher C. Muth, MD. Related Content: Balloon Angioplasty vs Medical Management for Intracranial Artery Stenosis Is Balloon Angioplasty the Future for Intracranial Stenosis? Read Transcript