Percutaneous transluminal laser angioplasty versus balloon dilation for treatment of popliteal artery occlusions

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 882-888

  Steinkamp, Hermann J ^a,c   Rademaker, Jürgen ^a   Wissgott, Christian ^a   Scheinert, Dierk ^b   Werk, Michael ^a   Settmacher, Utz ^a   Felix, Roland ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Excimer laser; Laser assisted angioplasty; Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECANALIZATION; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, FALSE; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BALLOON DILATATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TIME; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0036997555     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2002)009<0882:PTLAVB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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