Detrimental Effects of Endovascular Intervention in Active Rheumatoid Vasculitis

Balloon angioplasty can cause shear stress and tear of the vascular endothelium during mechanical dilatation, leading to increased inflammation and coagulation reactions of the vascular endothelium. Herein, a worst case of active rheumatoid vasculitis is described, where due to progressing ischemic...

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Main Author: Jong Kwon Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medrang 2018-06-01
Series:Vascular Specialist International
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Online Access:http://www.vsijournal.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5758/vsi.2018.34.2.39