Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

Plaque excision with the Silverhawk catheter: Early results in patients with claudication or critical limb ischemia

Presented at the 2006 Spring Meeting of Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, Philadelphia, Pa, June 2 and 3, 2006.

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    Kaplan Meier analysis of primary patency after plaque excision by SVS ischemia grades. Patients with SVS ischemia grades 4-6 had statistically decreased patency compared with patients with ischemia gr

    Kaplan Meier analysis of primary patency after plaque excision by SVS ischemia grades. Patients with SVS ischemia grades 4-6 had statistically decreased patency compared with patients with ischemia grades 1-3.

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    Primary patency by TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) criteria.

    Primary patency by TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) criteria.

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    Kaplan Meier analysis of limb salvage rates following plaque excision in patients with critical limb ischemia SVS 4-6.

    Kaplan Meier analysis of limb salvage rates following plaque excision in patients with critical limb ischemia SVS 4-6.

 Competition of interest: Dr Shames has received funds for device training and for speaking on behalf of Fox Hollow Technologies at regional meetings.

PII: S0741-5214(06)01618-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.08.080

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2007

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