2016 Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 201-205
Objective: Patients who undergo Enterprise stent (ES)-assisted cerebral aneurysm coiling require long-term antiplatelet therapy (AT). Some studies have reported that cessation or modification of AT increases the risk of cerebral infarction. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether AT can terminated without increasing the risk of ischemic events among patients who have undergone ES-assisted cerebral aneurysm coiling.
Methods: This study evaluated 9 with 11 unruptured aneurysms were confirmed to have neointima formation with the ES on follow-up angiography. Dual AT was given for ≥3 months postoperatively, then one antiplatelet agent was administered until ≥6 months postoperatively before termination of all AT. Incidences of ipsilateral ischemic events and stent occlusion after AT termination were assessed prospectively.
Results: During follow-up (mean, 32.8 months; range, 21.5–51.3 months) ipsilateral ischemic events and stent occlusion did not occur in any cases.
Conclusion: Termination of AT ≥6 months postoperatively did not result in ischemic events among patients with neointima formation after ES-assisted cerebral aneurysm coiling.
