Endovascular therapies for noncoronary atherosclerosis in the elderly: aortoiliac and femorotibial lesions.
Many interventional cardiologists are becoming interested in the interventional treatment of noncoronary atherosclerotic disease. The elderly may be especially benefited by the application of many new techniques for the treatment of lower limb atherosclerosis, such as protection and thromboaspiration devices, new atherectomy devices, and cryoplasty. In this review the authors offer geriatric cardiologists an overview and an update of the most recent advances in techniques and results in the field of interventional treatment of aortoiliac and femorotibial artery atherosclerosis in the elderly.
Rigatelli
Gianluca
G
EndoCardioVascular Therapy Research, Legnago, Italy. jackyheart@hotmail.com
Zanchetta
Mario
M
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015607:Stents; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome