Angioplasty, Various Techniques and Challenges in Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Vascular Stenoses

• Other Authors: Forbes, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2012
• Subjects: Surgery; Cardiothoracic surgery
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The field of performing transcatheter interventions to treat vascular lesions has exploded over the past 20 years. Not only has the technology changed, especially in the arena of balloon/stent devices, but the techniques of approaching complex lesions has evolved over the past decade. Lesions that n...