Excimer laser assisted angioplasty for complex infrainguinal peripheral artery disease: A 2008 update

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-340

  Tan, J W C ^a   Yeo, K K ^a   Laird, John R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Lasers; Peripheral vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

CILOSTAZOL; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WARFARIN;

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY PERFORATION; ARTERY REOCCLUSION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BALLOON CATHETER; CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXCIMER LASER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LIMB ISCHEMIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; REVIEW; STENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LEG; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 46749155837     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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