Vessel Calcification Patterns Should Determine Optimal Balloon Size Strategy in Below the Knee Angioplasty Procedures

Chronic limb threatening ischaemia is strongly related to diabetes mellitus, which leads to characteristic tibial and pedal pathology. Different from coronary and femoral arteries, medial calcification prevents positive remodelling of the diseased artery by forming a physical barrier against expansion. Long term patency after endovascular treatment of these lesions remains suboptimal, despite the application of additional drug coated balloons, debulking devices, or stenting1.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - July 1, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Rutger H.A. Welling, Gert J. de Borst, Daniel A.F. van den Heuvel, Daniela Branzan, Andrej Schmidt, Dierk Scheinert, Olaf J. Bakker Tags: Research letter Source Type: research