title: Percutaneous management of chronic critical limb ischemia.
abstract: Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is primarily a disease of advanced atherosclerosis but may occur in the setting of other causes. It is essential for the treating physician to understand the complexity of patients with CLI and the appropriate and emerging treatment approaches in this patient population. The authors provide a comprehensive review of the percutaneous endovascular management of CLI in this article.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, West Virginia University, 3100 McCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV 25304, USA. dappamd@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aravinda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanjundappa
authors.forename: Akhilesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cohoon
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Dieter
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods*; D035002:Lower Extremity; D012307:Risk Factors