Cerebrovascular complications in interventional cardiology

Abstract

Today, over 1 million coronary interventions are performed in the United States. Cerebrovascular complications during interventional cardiology procedures are rare; however, they can have devastating consequences. This review will address cerebrovascular complications during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with either stenting or balloon angioplasty in the era of powerful anticoagulation therapy. Also, we will seek to address neurological complications following valvuloplasty.