Excimer laser recanalization of femoropopliteal lesions and 1-year patency: Results of the CELLO registry

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 665-675

  Dave, Rajesh M ^a   Patlola, Raghotham ^b   Kollmeyer, Kenneth ^c   Bunch, Frank ^d   Weinstock, Barry S ^e   Dippel, Eric ^f   Jaff, Michael R ^g   Popma, Jeffrey ^h   Weissman, Neil ⁱ  

^a Harrisburg Hospital   (United States)

^b Southwest Medical Center   (United States)

^c METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Thomas Hospital   (United States)

^e ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MIDWEST CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherectomy; Balloon angioplasty; Peripheral artery disease; Popliteal artery; Stenting; Superficial femoral artery; Walking impairment questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LASER SURGERY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECANALIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENOSIS; SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL ARTERY; THERAPY EFFECT; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR PATENCY; WALKING;

EID: 74949142645     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/09-2781.1     Document Type: Article

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