"Trans-collateral" angioplasty for a challenging chronic total occlusion of the tibial vessels: A novel approach to percutaneous revascularization in critical lower limb ischemia

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-272

  Fusaro, Massimiliano ^a,d   Agostoni, Pierfrancesco ^b   Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe ^c  

^a Abano Terme Hospital   (Italy)

^b MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Servizio di Emodinamica e Interventistica Cardiovascolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collaterals; Peripheral vascular disease; Total occlusions

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POPLITEAL ARTERY; REVASCULARIZATION; TIBIAL ARTERY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; TIBIA; TIBIAL ARTERIES;

EID: 39749102525     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21332     Document Type: Article

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