Case | Dominant venous sinus | Stenosis location | Pressure gradient pre (mm Hg) | Pressure gradient post (mm Hg) | Stent | Balloon | Shuttle system used* | Stent patent on follow-up imaging | Evaluation method | Angiographic follow-up (months) |
1 | R | R transverse/sigmoid | 26 | 3 | 10×60 Zilver (cook; self-expanding) | 6×40 | 12F/9F/7F | + | Angio | 6 |
2 | R | R transverse/sigmoid | 19 | 3 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 12F/9F/7F | + | Angio | 6 |
3 | R | R transverse/sigmoid | 40 | 3 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 11F/9F/7F | + | MRI/MRV | 12 |
4 | R | R transverse | 21 | 7 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 12F/9F/7F | + | Angio | 6 |
5 | R | R transverse | 19 | 4 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 12F/9F/7F | + | Angio | 6 |
6 | R | L and R transverse/sigmoid | 19 | 1 | 10×40 SMART stent (cordis; self-expanding) L transverse | 6×40 | 7F | + | Angio | 6 |
10×60 SMART stent R transverse | ||||||||||
10×40 SMART stent R sigmoid | ||||||||||
7 | R | L and R transverse | 14 | 4 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 12F | + | Angio | 6 |
8 | L | L transverse/sigmoid | 33 | 9 | 10×80 Zilver | 6×40 | 12F/9F/7F | + | Angio | 5 |
9 | L | L transverse/sigmoid | 20 | 1 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 11F/7F | + | Angio | 8 |
10 | CO | R transverse/sigmoid | 22 | 5 | 10×60 SMART stent | 6×40 | 7F | + | Angio | 11 |
11 | R | R transverse | 13 | 3 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 11F/7F | + | Angio | 6 |
12 | CO | L and R transverse | 25 | 1 | 10×60 Zilver R transverse | 6×40 | 7F | + | MRI/MRV | 44 |
10×60 Zilver L transverse | ||||||||||
13 | R | L transverse/sigmoid | 34 | 5 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 9F/7F | + | Angio | 6 |
14 | L | L transverse/sigmoid | 36 | 0 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 12F/9F/7F | + | Angio | 3 |
15 | R | R transverse/sigmoid | 27 | 7 | 10×60 Zilver | 6×40 | 12F/9F/7F | + | Angio | 3 |
Mean or % | R: 10 (67%) | 24 | 4 | 10×60 Zilver | 14/14 (100%) | Angio: 13 (87%) | Average: 9 median: 6 | |||
L: 3 (20%) | MRV: 2 (13%) | |||||||||
CO: 2 (13%) |
↵* In all cases, shuttles placed in the jugular bulb ipsilateral to the stenotic sinus for access. The numbers indicate the size of the shuttle. Two such numbers indicate a co-axial system and three a tri-axial system.
Angio, catheter angiography; CO, co-dominant; F, French; L, left; MRV, magnetic resonance venography; R, right.