Initial experience with directed laser atherectomy using the CLiRpath photoablation atherectomy system and bias sheath in superficial femoral artery lesions

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-373

  Rastan, Aljoscha ^a   Sixt, Sebastian ^a   Schwarzwälder, Uwe ^a   Kerker, William ^b   Bürgelin, Karlheinz ^a   Frank, Ulrich ^a   Noory, Elias ^a   Gremmelmeier, Daniel ^a   Branzan, Daniela ^a   Hauswald, Kirsten ^a   Brantner, Regina ^a   Schwarz, Thomas ^a   Zeller, Thomas ^a,c  

^a Heart Centre Bad Krozingen   (Germany)

^b Spectranetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherectomy; Excimer laser; Intravascular ultrasound; Peripheral vascular occlusive disease; Superficial femoral artery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ATHERECTOMY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMBOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LASER SURGERY; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; SAFETY; STENT;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ATHERECTOMY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EMBOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 34447338050     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/06-2046.1     Document Type: Article

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