Regional thrombolytic therapy and stent implantation in an acutely occluded aortobifemoral bypass graft

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 86-89

  Anzuini, Angelo ^a   Chiesa, Roberto ^a   Airoldi, Flavio ^a   Gimelli, Giorgio ^a   Civilini, Efrem ^a   Dordoni, Laura ^a   Frigerio, Silla ^a   Moura, Marcelo R L ^a   Birnbaun, Yochai ^b   Colombo, Antonio ^a   Margonato, Alberto ^a   Briguori, Carlo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortobifemoral graft; Graft failure; Graft thrombosis; Intimal flap; Palmaz stent; Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; TICLOPIDINE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTOFEMORAL BYPASS; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STENT; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMORAL ARTERY; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0038689375     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/1545-1550(2003)010<0086:RTTASI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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