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Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Author(s) -
Heuser Richard
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27069
Subject(s) - medicine , atherectomy , disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , medical physics , stent , restenosis
Key Points SFA disease has unique challenges A myriad of interventional techniques have been proposed to treat calcific femoral disease It appears a combination of atherectomy and drug elution may be the procedure of choice in these patients New innovative therapies may be a viable option in the future