RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jacobson, Anne
T1 State-of-the-Art Revascularization Therapy: Peripheral Artery Disease
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2009
FD SAGE Publications
VO 9
IS 2
SP 6
OP 7
DO 10.1177/155989770902001
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/2/6.abstract
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.