Below-knee revascularization in patients with critical limb ischemia: Long-term comparison of redo vs primary interventions

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 489-495

  Troisi, N ^a   Dorigo, W ^a   Pratesi, G ^b   Innocenti, A Alessi ^a   Pulli, R ^a   Pratesi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Leg; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG REVASCULARIZATION; LEG THROMBOSIS; LIMB ISCHEMIA; LIMB SALVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; AMPUTATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; REGISTRIES; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 55449104572     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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