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Endovascular Treatment of Above the Knee and Popliteal Arteries

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Endovascular therapy of the femoropopliteal arterial segment has matured substantially over the recent years. The introduction of dedicated wire technology, reentry devices, as well as bare and drug-eluting Nitinol stents has substantially improved technical opportunities and clinical outcomes. Current technological improves are directed at further reductions of restenosis rates in this challenging arterial segment.

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    Frederic Baumann M.D., Dai-Do Do M.D. & Nicolas Diehm M.D.

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Baumann, F., Do, DD., Diehm, N. (2013). Endovascular Treatment of Above the Knee and Popliteal Arteries. In: Lanzer, P. (eds) Catheter-Based Cardiovascular Interventions. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27676-7_54

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