Nitinol Stent Implantation Versus Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Superficial Femoral Artery Lesions up to 10 cm in Length
Author(s) -
Hans Krankenberg,
Michael Schlüter,
Hermann Steinkamp,
Karlheinz Bürgelin,
Dierk Scheinert,
Karl-Ludwig Schulte,
Erich Minar,
Patrick Peeters,
Marc Bosiers,
Gunnar Tepe,
Bernhard Reimers,
F Mahler,
Thilo Tübler,
Thomas Zeller
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.689141
Subject(s) - medicine , restenosis , angioplasty , lesion , percutaneous , femoral artery , surgery , stent , stenosis , radiology , revascularization , target lesion , cardiology , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction
Endoluminal treatment of superficial femoral artery lesions is a matter of controversy. The present study was designed to investigate the impact of nitinol stenting of superficial femoral artery lesions with a maximum length of 10 cm on restenosis and clinical outcomes at 1 year.
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