PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Jaff, Michael R.
TI  - State-of-the-Art Revascularization Therapy: Peripheral Artery Disease
DP  - 2009 Jun 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 6--7
VI  - 9
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/2/6.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/2/6.full
AB  - Recently, options for the endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular disease—including carotid artery disease, renal artery disease, and peripheral artery disease of the legs—have expanded dramatically. In general, physicians tend to use endovascular techniques for first-line therapy and reserve surgery for more complex cases. This article discusses the benefits and drawbacks of optimal medical therapy compared with endovascular or surgical approaches to vascular disease.