Outcomes and characteristics of patients undergoing percutaneous angioplasty followed by below-knee or above-knee amputation for peripheral artery disease.

Outcomes and characteristics of patients undergoing percutaneous angioplasty followed by below-knee or above-knee amputation for peripheral artery disease.

OBJECTIVE: Little is known about long-term outcomes among patients who receive percutaneous angioplasty (PTA) for peripheral artery disease (PAD) then undergo below-knee or above-knee amputations. We sought to determine clinical outcomes associated with below-knee or above-knee amputation, along wit...

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Main Authors: Chun-Tai Mao, Ming-Lung Tsai, Chao-Yung Wang, Ming-Shien Wen, I-Chang Hsieh, Ming-Jui Hung, Chao-Hung Wang, Chun-Chi Chen, Tien-Hsing Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4212984?pdf=render

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