Factors influencing the hemodynamic response to balloon angioplasty in the treatment of outflow anomalies of internal jugular veins, Aug. 2017

"...Conclusions
This study identified the factors that influence and could predict the efficacy of PTA in the treatment of IJV anomalies...."

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Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the internal jugular veins (IJVs) has been proposed in recent years to treat chronic cerebrovascular venous insufficiency, with discordant results. Moreover, very little is known about the efficacy of PTA in restoring a normal cerebral venous outflow. T...