Utility of IVUS-guided transaccess catheter in the treatment of long chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Jun;62(2):237-43. doi: 10.1002/ccd.20051.

Abstract

Failure to reenter the true lumen distal to an occlusion is the most frequent cause of failure of the technique of subintimal angioplasty. We report the utility of an IVUS-guided TransAccess catheter in overcoming this problem in the treatment of two patients with long chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angioplasty, Balloon
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / therapy
  • Catheterization, Peripheral*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Artery / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Claudication / diagnostic imaging
  • Intermittent Claudication / therapy
  • Lower Extremity / blood supply*
  • Mammary Arteries / diagnostic imaging
  • Mammary Arteries / pathology
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / therapy
  • Popliteal Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Popliteal Artery / pathology
  • Radiography
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*