Drug eluting stents for below the knee lesions in patients with critical limb ischemia: Long-term follow-up

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 112-115

  Rosales, Oscar R ^a,d   Mathewkutty, Shiny ^b   Gnaim, Charlie ^c  

^a MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infrapopliteal; Limb salvage; Percutaneous revascularization; Peripheral vascular disease; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; REVASCULARIZATION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 47549090107     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21557     Document Type: Article

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