Early results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of failing below-knee bypass grafts

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-56

  Tonnesen, K H ^a   Holstein, P ^a   Rordam, L ^a   Bulow, J ^a   Helgstrand, U ^a   Dreyer, M ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Femoro crural bypass stenosis; Local thrombolytic therapy; Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GRAFT FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENOSIS; THROMBOSIS; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0031883992     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-5884(98)80072-5     Document Type: Article

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