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Angioplasty
Researchers describe findings in angioplasty studies
June 13th, 2005
Angioplasty research advances have been reported from Finland, Japan and the United States. Study 1: Researchers have investigated infra-inguinal percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for limb salvage. In a recent article published in the journal Acta Radiologica, scientists in Finland conducted a study "to review the feasibility of infra-inguinal angioplasty in the management of critical limb ischemia (CLI)." E. Eskelinen and colleagues of the University of Helsinki explained, "Data on 221 patients with 230 critically ischemic limbs, treated with consecutive percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) at Helsinki...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-06-13)
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