Differences in patient selection and outcomes between SilverHawk atherectomy and laser ablation in the treatment of femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis: A retrospective analysis from a single center

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 844-852

  Shammas, Nicolas W ^a   Shammas, Gail A ^a   Jerin, Michael ^b  

^a MIDWEST CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional atherectomy; Excimer laser; Femoropopliteal segment; In stent restenosis; Major adverse events; Occlusion; Outcome analysis; Patient selection; Photoablation; Plaque excision; Popliteal artery; Stenosis; Stent; Superficial femoral artery; Target lesion revascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMPUTATION; ARTERY LESION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ATHERECTOMY; DIRECTIONAL ATHERECTOMY; EMBOLIC PROTECTION FILTER; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY STENT; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POPLITEAL ARTERY STENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SILVERHAWK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TELEPHONE; THROMBUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHERECTOMY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; IOWA; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES;

EID: 84890014814     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/13-4411R.1     Document Type: Article

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