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Fairfax Radiology, Virginia
Angioplasty prevents amputation in severe peripheral arterial disease
April 26th, 2005
A study presented at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology has shown that treating long segments of the blocked artery with subintimal angioplasty, followed by stenting as needed, is highly successful in restoring blood flow nonsurgically and preventing amputation. Subintimal angioplasty differs from the usual intraluminal angioplasty because subintimal angioplasty is performed in the wall of the artery to create a new nondiseased channel underneath the diseased lumen area, whereas traditional angioplasty opens the narrowed lumen. The study examined treating long segments of small vessels in the legs and feet,...
Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2005-04-26)
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