Treatment of Long Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusions with Excimer Laser Angioplasty: Long-Term Results After 48 Months

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Wissgott, C ^a   Scheinert, D ^b   Rademaker, J ^b   Werk, M ^b   Schedel, H ^b   Steinkamp, H J ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arteries; Laser assisted angioplasty; Occlusions; Peripheral

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; LASERS; PATIENT MONITORING; ULTRASONICS;

ARTERIES; LASER-ASSISTED ANGIOPLASTY; OCCLUSIONS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, LASER; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642371109     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410000746     Document Type: Article

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