Atherectomy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Arteriovenous fistula complicating directional atherectomy of the popliteal artery.

29 Sep 2009 We describe a case of a 70-year-old man with a critical popliteal artery stenosis treated by directional atherectomy and complicated by a huge arteriovenous fistula. A 70-year-old man, previously treated by bilateral femoropopliteal bypass, was ... Read more...

Below the knee angioplasty among diabetic patients.

30 May 2009 The treatment of below knee arterial disease has undergone a gradual shift over the last few years to incorporate a greater proportion of endovascular treatments. Not only does this include patients who now have endovascular therapy rather than ... Read more...

Other endovascular methods of treating the diabetic foot.

30 May 2009 Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is an endstage manifestation of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and typically describes patients with ischemic rest pain (Rutherford Category 4), or patients with ischemic skin lesions, either ulcers or gangrene ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Atherectomy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Arteriovenous fistula complicating directional atherectomy of the popliteal artery. 29 Sep 2009
• Regarding "Improved outcomes are associated with multilevel endovascular intervention involving the tibial vessels compared with isolated tibial intervention". 30 Jul 2009
• Below the knee angioplasty among diabetic patients. 30 May 2009
• Other endovascular methods of treating the diabetic foot. 30 May 2009
• National trends in lower extremity bypass surgery, endovascular interventions, and major amputations. 26 May 2009
• Characterization of primary and restenotic atherosclerotic plaque from the superficial femoral artery: Potential role of Smad3 in regulation of SMC proliferation. 29 Apr 2009
• Atherectomy for infrainguinal peripheral artery disease. 30 Mar 2009
• Thallium-201 and I-123 beta-methyl iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid dual isotope single photon emission computed tomography for evaluating reperfusion injury after successful reperfusion therapy. 30 Mar 2009
• Atheroembolization and peripheral vascular interventions: the evidence is mounting. 30 Mar 2009
• Distal embolic event protection using excimer laser ablation in peripheral vascular interventions: results of the DEEP EMBOLI registry. 30 Mar 2009
• Improved outcomes are associated with multilevel endovascular intervention involving the tibial vessels compared with isolated tibial intervention. 27 Feb 2009
• Orbital atherectomy--another tool in the art of peripheral arterial intervention. 13 Feb 2009
• Orbital atherectomy for infrapopliteal disease: device concept and outcome data for the OASIS trial. 13 Feb 2009
• Restenosis after lower extremity interventions: current status and future directions. 30 Jan 2009
• New techniques for endovascular treatment of peripheral artery disease with focus on chronic critical limb ischemia. 30 Jan 2009
• Challenging a myth: directional atherectomy. 28 Jan 2009
• Analysis of particulate debris after superficial femoral artery atherectomy. 30 Dec 2008
• Plaque excision with distal protection: a logical next step for superficial femoral artery SilverHawk atherectomy. 30 Dec 2008
• Challenging the myth: directional atherectomy--a reply. 9 Dec 2008
• Hemolysis induced pancreatitis after orbital atherectomy in a heavily calcified superficial femoral artery. 29 Nov 2008

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Technical information about 'Atherectomy'

Definition: Endovascular procedure in which atheromatous plaque is excised by a cutting or rotating catheter. It differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures which enlarge vessels by dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than by an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.

Descriptor UI: D017073

Alternative terms: Atherectomy; Atherectomies; Percutaneous Atherectomy; Atherectomies, Percutaneous; Atherectomy, Percutaneous; Percutaneous Atherectomies; Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomy; Atherectomies, Percutaneous Transluminal; Atherectomy, Percutaneous Transluminal; Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomies; Transluminal Atherectomies, Percutaneous; Transluminal Atherectomy, Percutaneous; Transluminal Atherectomy; Atherectomies, Transluminal; Atherectomy, Transluminal; Transluminal Atherectomies;

Related Mesh Headings: Endarterectomy;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.148.050.120; E04.100.814.050.120;

History Note: 93

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition