Procedural and clinical outcomes with catheter-based plaque excision in critical limb ischemia

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-22

  Kandzari, David E ^a   Kiesz, R Stefan ^b   Allie, David ^c   Walker, Craig ^c   Fail, Peter ^d   Ramaiah, Venkatesh G ^e   Cardenas, Joseph ^e   Vale, Jose ^f   Chopra, Atul ^g   Gammon, Roger S ^g  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b San Antonio Endovascular and Heart Institute   (United States)

^c Cardiovascular Institute of the South   (United States)

^d Terrebonne General Medical Center   (United States)

^e Arizona Heart Hospital   (United States)

^f Marion General Hospital   (United States)

^g Austin Heart   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherectomy; Critical limb ischemia; Limb salvage; Peripheral arterial disease; Plaque excision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; CATHETER; CATHETER BASED PLAQUE EXCISION; CRITICAL LIMB ISCHEMIA; DEATH; ENDOVASCULAR THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULCER HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ATHERECTOMY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LEG ULCER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33144463920     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/05-1634.1     Document Type: Article

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