N. Labropoulos et al., COMPLICATIONS OF THE BALLOON ASSISTED PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY, Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 35(6), 1994, pp. 475-489
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA), has become a widely used
technique in the management of atherosclerotic and nonatherosclerotic
stenoses or occlusions in almost all arterial segments. The long term
success rate and the complication rate of the PTA have been reported t
o be equal to surgical intervention in selected indications. Despite t
he enormous literature on PTA, little attention has been given to the
detailed identification of the etiology, the risk factors and the acce
pted range of the complications. The aims of this literature study are
(a) to evaluate the safety of the balloon assisted PTA in the treatme
nt of stenosed and occluded arterial lesions, (b) to provide detailed
information on the etiology of complications, (c) to discuss the indic
ations for the appropriate use of this procedure and (d) to identify t
he accepted complication rate.