Using 6-mm Cutting Balloon angioplasty in patients with resistant peripheral artery stenosis: preliminary results.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of 6-mm Cutting Balloon angioplasty in patients with resistant peripheral stenoses caused by neointimal hyperplasia or irradiation-induced arteriopathy in vascular territories that are not amenable for use of the smaller Cutting Balloons that are used in cardiology.


CONCLUSIONS
Peripheral Cutting Balloon angioplasty with the new 6-mm Cutting Balloon device proved useful in the short term for treatment of peripheral arterial stenoses resistant to conventional angioplasty.
Department of Radiology, St. George's Hospital, Blackshaw Rd., London SW17 0QT, United Kingdom.
Christoph
C
Engelke
Caron
C
Sandhu
Robert A
RA
Morgan
Anna-Maria
AM
Belli
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011859:Radiography; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects