How to deal with calcium in the SFA.

How to deal with calcium in the SFA. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2019 Jun 21;: Authors: Stavroulakis K, Argyriou A, Watts M, Varghese JJ, Estes BA, Torsello G, Bisdas T, Huasen B Abstract Despite the continuous evolution of endovascular therapy, severe calcification remains a major issue for the minimally invasive treatment of superficial femoral artery (SFA) disease. The presence of calcium might negatively affect both the crossing of peripheral lesions and outcomes of all available treatment modalities and is therefore associated with unfavorable acute and long- term results. This manuscript summarizes the challenges raised from severe calcified atherosclerotic lesions and presents the outcomes of the various endovascular modalities in the treatment of calcified SFA disease. PMID: 31241269 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research