Recanalization of chronic total peripheral arterial occlusions using optical reflectometry with guided radiofrequency energy: A single center experience

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 532-540

  Kirvaitis, Romas J ^b   Parr, Luke ^b   Kelly, Lisa M ^b   Reese, Amber ^b   Kamineni, Raghunandan ^b   Heuser, Richard R ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic total occlusion; Optical coherent reflectometry; Peripheral vascular disease; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENT REFLECTOMETRY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REFLECTOMETRY; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICS; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RESEARCH DESIGN; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847622109     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20716     Document Type: Article

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