Stroke affects nearly 800,000 Americans each year. It is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. A basilar artery stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted.

Stroke is the third leading cause of death ... The right and left VAs join to form the basilar artery. Subsequently, the basilar artery ends by bifurcating into the right and left PCAs.

suggesting that abnormal hemodynamics and arterial dissection may contribute to stroke risk in these patients[3]. Additionally, research has shown that the curvature of the basilar artery can ...

[9] Warfarin reduced the risk of the primary end point among patients with basilar artery stenosis, but there was no reduction in stroke in the basilar artery territory or benefit for vertebral ...

In patients with acute ischemic stroke due to acute intracranial occlusions of the posterior circulation, the use of ...