title: Utility of IVUS-guided transaccess catheter in the treatment of long chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery.
abstract: Failure to reenter the true lumen distal to an occlusion is the most frequent cause of failure of the technique of subintimal angioplasty. We report the utility of an IVUS-guided TransAccess catheter in overcoming this problem in the treatment of two patients with long chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Casserly
authors.forename: Ravish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sachar
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bajzer
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional