ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY OF LOWER-EXTREMITY ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE - ARE ADVANCED GENERATION DEVICES WORTH THE COST

Authors
CRIADO FJ
Citation
Fj. Criado, ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY OF LOWER-EXTREMITY ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASE - ARE ADVANCED GENERATION DEVICES WORTH THE COST, Journal des maladies vasculaires, 19, 1994, pp. 178-182
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Journal des maladies vasculaires → ACNP
ISSN journal
03980499
Volume
19
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
A
Pages
178 - 182
Database
ISI
SICI code
0398-0499(1994)19:<178:ETOLAO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Endovascular recanalization has a relatively small but important role in the treatment of arterial occlusive disease. The balloon angioplast y catheter remains the most versatile and successful tool for translum inal therapy. A multitude of advanced generation devices have been dev eloped in recent years; of these, intravascular stents are gradually e merging as most useful and capable of enhancing the results of angiopl asty in selected instances.