Angioplasty and primary stenting of high-grade, long-segment superficial femoral artery disease: Is it worthwhile?

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 430-437

  Cheng, Stephen W K ^a   Ting, Albert C W ^a   Ho, Pei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CLAUDICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMOROPOPLITEAL BYPASS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0141780928     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0028-8     Document Type: Article

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