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SFA Related Articles

Please access either the Case Studies section for further information or review the articles listed below.

"First Experience with the ReeKross, A Robust Balloon Catheter for Severe Infrainguinal Arterial Occlusive Disease", Page 37 Abstract 7.6, http://www.radiologen.nl/files/File/MemoRad/2007/MemoRad%202007-3%20supplement.pdf
Spinosa DJ, Leung DA, Harthun NL, Cage DL, Fritz Angle J, Hagspiel KD, Matsumoto AH. Simultaneous antegrade and retrograde access for subintimal recanalization of peripheral arterial occlusion. J Vasc Interv Radiol. (2003) ;14(11):1449-54.
Thava VR, Stead RE, Smith RP. Subintimal recanalisation and stenting of a common iliac artery occlusion by a left axillary and an ipsilateral femoral retrograde approach using modified gooseneck grab aided by balloon dilatation of "dissection port". Clin Radiol. (2004) 59(6):527-30.
Younan SK, Cohen DE. Direst Tibial Artery Access: A New Approach to Challenging CTOs. Endovascular Today (2006) March 89-93
Tudor G, Bolia A. Subintimal Recanilisation of a Popliteal Occlusion Following a Perforation and Coil Embolisation. Eur. J. Vasc. Endovasc. Surg. (1999) 17, 363-365
Joyce J. Successful CTO Recanalization. Endovascular Today (2006) March 72-77.
Crane J., Cheshire N. Recent developments in vascular surgery. BMJ (2003):327:911-915
Yilmaz S., Sindel T., Yegin A, Lüleci Subintimal Angioplasty of Long Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusions. J. Vasc. Interv. Radiol. (2003);14:997-1010
G. J. Spaargaren1, M. J. Lee2, J. A. Reekers3, H. van Overhagen4, L. J. Schultze Kool1 and Y. L. Hoogeveen1, 5 Evaluation of a New Balloon Catheter for Difficult Calcified Lesions in Infrainguinal Arterial Disease: Outcome of a Multicenter Registry CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology (June 2008) the link is http://www.springerlink.com/content/100121/?p=fd6972ad1120422b95458a005da7b3e4&pi=0

CTO Related Articles

Dimitris G. Sionis, Vassilis A. Tolis, Lambros K. Michalis, 1st IKA Hospital, Athens, Cardiology Department, University of Ioannina, Hellenic Journal of Cardiology: Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions: A Review of their Special Features and the Existing Techniques of Percutaneous Treatment
S Aziz, D R Ramsdale, British Medical Journal: Chronic total occlusions - a stiff challenge requiring a major breakthrough: is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Kazuaki Mitsudo, MD, Department of Cardiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan. EuroInterv.2006;2:375-381 The how and why of....Chronic Total Occlusions Part One: How to treat CTOs
Angela Hoye, MB ChB, PhD, MRCP Department of Cardiology, Castle Hill Hospital, Kingston-upon-hull, United Kingdom. EuroInterv.2006;2:382-388 The how and why of....Chronic Total Occlusions Part Two: Why we treat CTOs the way we do

PTA Related Articles

Wolf GL, Wilson SE, Cross AP, Dupree RH, Stason WB. Surgery or Balloon angioplasty for peripheral vascular disease: a randomized clinical trial. Principal investigators and their Associates of Veterans Administration Cooperative Study Number 199. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1993; 4:639-648
Criqui MH, Froneck A, Barrett-Connor E, Klauber MR, Gabriel S, Goodman D. The Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease In A Defined Population. Circulation 1985, Mar; 71(3):510-5
Weitz J, Byrne J, et al. Diagnosis And Treatment of Chronic Arterial Insufficiency Of The Lower Eztremities: A Critical Review. Circulation 1996; 94:3026-3049
Michael J. Pentecost, MD, Chair; Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH; Gerald Dorros, MD; Jerry Goldstone, MD; K. Wayne Johnston, MD; Eric C. Martin MD; Ernst J. Ring, MD; James B. Spies MD, Members. Guidelines for Peripheral Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of the Abdominal Aorta and Lower Extremity Vessels. Circulation. 1994; 89:511-531
GA Gardiner Jr, MF Meyerovitz, KR Stokes, ME Clouse, DP Harrington and MA Bettermann. Complications of Transluminal Angioplasty. Radiology 1986 159:201-208
E Faglia, F Favales, A Quarantiello, P Calia, G Brambilla, A Rampoldi and A Morabito. Feasibility And Effectiveness Of Peripheral Percutaneous Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty In Diabetic Subjects With Foot Ulcers. Diabetes Care, 1996 Vol 19, Issue 11 1261-1264
Greg Mishkel & Nilesh J. Goswami. Intervention in Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Practical Approach to Endovascular Therapy for Infrapopliteal Disease and the Treatment of Critical Leg Ischemia: Savage or Salvage Angioplasty? The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - ISSN: 1042-3931 - Volume 17 - Issue 1 - January 2005 - Pages: 45 - 51
Faglia E, Dalla Paola L

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