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Balloon dilatation in the treatment of early intermittent claudication
Author(s) -
Hare William S. C.,
Thomson Kenneth R.,
Field Peter L.,
Robertson Donald B.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb100990.x
Subject(s) - medicine , balloon , balloon dilatation , claudication , intermittent claudication , surgery , radiology , cardiology , vascular disease , arterial disease
Balloon dilatation of atherosclerotic arteries is an established procedure with a high success rate and low morbidity. In the past 18 months, 71 patients underwent balloon dilatation at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, with a success rate of 90%. This technique is most successful in short stenoses or occlusions, and earlier investigation of selected patients with intermittent claudication is recommended.