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Superficial femoral artery: current treatment options

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Treatment of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) has been among the least effective of all endovascular procedures in terms of long-term patency. The relatively small vessel lumen, in conjunction with a high plaque burden, slow flow, and a high frequency of primary occlusions, contributes to a considerable rate of acute technical failures. Because of these technical limitations a much effort has been made during the past years. This manuscript should summarize the hopes and limitations of different approaches such as brachytherapy, cutting balloons, stents and stent grafts, drug-eluting stents, and drug-coated balloons.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler Strasse 3, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany

    Gunnar Tepe, Jörg Schmehl, Stephan Heller, Benjamin Wiesinger & Claus D. Claussen

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    Stephan H. Duda

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Tepe, G., Schmehl, J., Heller, S. et al. Superficial femoral artery: current treatment options. Eur Radiol 16, 1316–1322 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-005-0111-3

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