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Results of percutaneous subintimal angioplasty using routine stenting

March 16, 2006   Categories: New articles  Posted by admin

To assess the long-term patency and clinical success of subintimal angioplasty in patients with limb-threatening ischemia. METHODS: From 1999 through 2004, 29 patients with superficial femoral artery (SFA) or popliteal artery occlusion and rest pain or tissue loss underwent subintimal angioplasty. Patients had subintimal wire placement followed by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent placement.

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