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It was reported that the fred was successfully implanted in the anterior cerebral artery (aca) with no resheathing or device manipulations, and the fred opened appropriately.The patient had been anticoagulated prior to the procedure and anticoagulation was maintained during the case.The patient awoke post-procedure with aphasia and right-sided weakness, and approximately two (2) hours later was taken back to the procedure room.Dsa imaging confirmed aca hypoperfusion and a complete occlusion of the fred.Integrilin was administered, but without success; therefore, another stent was implanted within the fred, which resulted in only a minimal improvement to vessel patency.The patient was reported to have had a major stroke and is disabled.
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